Caroline Temmink: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- director of vaccinations at NHS England
- Quoted on
- Women's health & gynaecology, Public health & prevention
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
“Alongside cervical screening, HPV vaccination is central to the NHS ambition to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040. It's a safe and effective vaccine and we urge everyone eligible to take up the offer when invited.”
What Caroline Temmink has said
“Shingles can be extremely dangerous for older adults and those with weakened immune systems. That's why the NHS shingles vaccination programme was extended and now includes people turning 65 as well as those in their 70s and anyone aged 18 and over with a severely weakened immune system.”
director of vaccinations at NHS England · Public health & prevention · 10 Sept 2026 · Eligible patients urged to have shingles vaccine as fewer than half take up GP offer ↗
“The panel, which also included NHS England's director of vaccination Caroline Temmink, told the committee that the government's intention is not just to increase vaccine uptake, but to narrow deprivation gaps.”
NHS England's director of vaccination · Public health & prevention · 10 Sept 2026 · Pharmacy will not be ‘core offer’ for childhood vaccinations, minister says ↗
Where Caroline Temmink has been quoted
- New data shows the HPV vaccine is saving lives from cervical cancernews.cancerresearchuk.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Eligible patients urged to have shingles vaccine as fewer than half take up GP offerpulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
- Pharmacy will not be ‘core offer’ for childhood vaccinations, minister sayspulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
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