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Author: Anna-Sutton

app/record-a-vaccination/2025/09/making-it-easier-to-record-next-vaccination/index.md

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 As part of the work we've done to streamline the recording journey, we've added 2 new options for users once they've saved their first vaccination of the session. They can choose to record:
 
-•	the same patient's next vaccination
-•	the same vaccination for another patient
+- the same patient's next vaccination
+- the same vaccination for another patient
 
 ## Background
 
@@ -15,57 +15,56 @@ We also know that in some settings, users might be recording the same vaccinatio
 
 These new recording options are part of the wider work we've been doing to simplify the recording journey for our users. See our previous post on [asking fewer, better questions](https://design-history.prevention-services.nhs.uk/record-a-vaccination/2025/03/asking-fewer-better-questions/).
 
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 All of these changes which we've been referring to within our team as 'streamlining' are due to go live in October.
 
 ## Designs
 
 When a user selects 'Record vaccinations', they go through the default recording journey. Depending on the vaccination type, there are slight variations but as a minimum, the user is asked:
 
-•	date of vaccination
-•	site or team (only asked if an organisation offers vaccinations at several sites)
-•	name of vaccinator
-•	details of vaccine (type, product, batch)
-•	why the patient is having the vaccination (eligibility)
-•	patient's NHS number or patient demographic details 
-•	consent details
-•	injection site (the only exception is nasal vaccines where this question is skipped)
-•	check and confirm answers (final screen before the record is saved)
+- date of vaccination
+- site or team (only asked if an organisation offers vaccinations at several sites)
+- name of vaccinator
+- details of vaccine (type, product, batch)
+- why the patient is having the vaccination (eligibility)
+- patient's NHS number or patient demographic details
+- consent details
+- injection site (the only exception is nasal vaccines where this question is skipped)
+- check and confirm answers (final screen before the record is saved)
 
 After that first vaccination has been saved, we've introduced these new options. The user can choose to record either:
 
-•	the same patient's next vaccination
-•	the same vaccination for another patient
-•	a different vaccination for another patient
+- the same patient's next vaccination
+- the same vaccination for another patient
+- a different vaccination for another patient
 
 ![Vaccination saved screen showing options for recording the next vaccination](next-vaccination-options.png)
 
 ### Record the same patient's next vaccination
 
 If a user selects this option, they skip these questions:
 
-•	date of vaccination
-•	site or location 
-•	name of vaccinator
-•	patient's NHS number 
+- date of vaccination
+- site or location
+- name of vaccinator
+- patient's NHS number 
 
 We only ask these questions:
 
-•	details of vaccine (type, product and batch) 
-•	why the patient is having the vaccination (eligibility)
-•	consent details
-•	injection site 
-•	check and confirm 
+- details of vaccine (type, product and batch)
+- why the patient is having the vaccination (eligibility)
+- consent details
+- injection site
+- check and confirm 
 
 ### Record the same vaccination for another patient
 
 If a user selects this option, they are taken to a summary page asking them to check if this data from the previous vaccination still applies: 
 
-•	date
-•	site or location
-•	vaccinator
-•	vaccine type, product and batch
-•	why the vaccine is being given (eligibility)
+- date
+- site or location
+- vaccinator
+- vaccine type, product and batch
+- why the vaccine is being given (eligibility)
 
 ![Check these details still apply screen](check-details-still-apply.png)
 
@@ -75,17 +74,17 @@ If the saved settings are correct for the next patient, they can continue straig
 
 Once they've seen the patient's vaccination history, they are only asked:
 
-•	consent details
-•	injection site 
-•	check and confirm
+- consent details
+- injection site
+- check and confirm
 
 ### Record a different vaccination for another patient
 
 This option is very similar to the default recording option but skips the first 3 questions:
 
-•	date of vaccination
-•	site or location 
-•	name of vaccinator 
+- date of vaccination
+- site or location
+- name of vaccinator 
 
 ## Research 
 
@@ -113,9 +112,9 @@ We also heard from participants who worked at community pharmacies that they wer
 
 On the screen where we show the options for what you can do next after a vaccination has been saved, we:
 
-•	added the name of the vaccination to the 'Vaccination saved' message to highlight which vaccination has just been saved 
-•	switched the order of the choices, making the option to record the 'same patient's next vaccination' the top option 
-•	added an option to record a different vaccination for another patient 
+- added the name of the vaccination to the 'Vaccination saved' message to highlight which vaccination has just been saved
+- switched the order of the choices, making the option to record the 'same patient's next vaccination' the top option
+- added an option to record a different vaccination for another patient 
 
 To address users' concerns about potentially losing track of the selections that were being applied to the next patient in the 'give the same vaccination to another patient' journey, we are exploring using [headings with captions]( https://service-manual.nhs.uk/design-system/styles/typography) for the 2 new branch journeys. 
 
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 Once the new streamlined recording journey is live, we will monitor:
 
-•	how often these new journeys are used
-•	how long it takes users to record a vaccination using the different options, and if the 'extra' journeys save time
+- how often these new journeys are used
+- how long it takes users to record a vaccination using the different options, and if the 'extra' journeys save time
 
 And we'll need to carry out further user research to understand if these new journeys have made it easier for users to record multiple successive vaccinations.