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HPV national vaccination programme was introduced in September 2008 to protect secondary school year 8 girls (aged 12 to 13 years old) against cervical cancer. At that time, a catch-up programme also took place to vaccinate all girls aged 13 to 18 years old.

In April 2018, the HPV vaccination programme was extended to include all gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) up to and including 45 years of age who attend sexual health and/or HIV clinics.

In September 2019, the HPV vaccination programme was extended to boys from 12 years of age with the expectation that it would provide clear additional health benefits including:

• Direct protection for vaccinated boys against HPV infection and associated disease such as genital warts, anal, penile and oropharyngeal cancers.
• Protection against HPV for GBMSM by offering them vaccination before their sexual debut.
• Indirect protection for non-vaccinated males and females.

The GP HPV campaign will run from Monday 21 July 2025 to Tuesday 31 March 2026, and practices are asked to invite unvaccinated individuals aged 16-24 for their HPV vaccine. This includes:

• All females born on or before 1 September 2009 – up to their 25th birthday
• Males born from 1 September 2006 to 31 August 2009 (inclusive).

Vaccination Guidance Resources:

• UK Health Security Agency HPV Vaccination Guidance:
  • HPV vaccination guidance for healthcare practitioners - GOV.UK
  • HPV for all healthcare worker factsheet - Health Publications
• Public Health Agency – HPV Vaccination Factsheet for Healthcare professionals: HPV factsheet for professionals FINAL.pdf

HPV Primary Care Toolkit    HPV Primary Care Presentation