A mum was left "seething" after finding out her baby will need to be re-vaccinated after a mistake at a medical centre.
Suzanne Taylor, 43, had her now 19-month-old daughter Eden vaccinated at Shadwell Medical Centre in May and June of 2020.
The mum-of-two recently received a letter from Leeds CCG informing her that "issues with storage of some vaccines at the practice" meant that "some patients may not be fully immunised".
It comes after Shadwell Medical Centre was rated '"inadequate" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in summer 2021, LeedsLive reports.
Suzanne, from Alwoodley, said: "I am absolutely seething. I'm really really upset. I think there might be a few mums that have to do this so it's not just affecting me.
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"Eden will be two in March and is now far more aware of her surroundings - I'll now have to take her three times for these vaccines because of this.
"All these vaccines she's had she now has to have again - and she was a bit unwell after the last ones, so having to go through that again is awful.
"So, she's potentially been walking around with no protection.
"When it comes to the safety of your kids, it's an entirely different matter to if it had been me. It's disappointing, and it's stress in your life you don't need taking your baby for a vaccine - they cry and you have to restrain them and now we'll be doing that all again."
Eden had received the first doses of 6-in-1 vaccine (against diphtheria, hepatitis B, Hib, polio, tetanus and whooping cough),
As recommended by the NHS, Eden had received the first doses of her 6-in-1 vaccine (against diphtheria, hepatitis B, Hib, polio, tetanus and whooping cough), Rotavirus vaccine and MenB vaccine - which is recommended by the NHS - in May last year when she was two months old.
In June 2020, Eden received the second doses of the 6-in-1 and Rotavirus as well as the Pneumococcal (PCV) vaccine.
However, due to a chest infection, Eden had not yet had her remaining doses.
Eden will now have to start her vaccine courses from scratch after Suzanne received the letter.
The mum has now booked the first of these at a different medical centre for November.
Suzane said: "I'm so upset because there's been a string of things that have happened at Shadwell. I'm now moving doctors because I don't know what else they're going to dig up.
"If this has been missed, what else has?"
She says she has also submitted paperwork to move practices entirely.
Part of Shadwell Medical Centre was inspected on October 23, 2020, in response to "information of concern", but retained its "good" rating that it had received in its last full inspection in 2018.
However, it was inspected again in June and July of this year.
After its inspection on June 18, it was given an "inadequate" rating for service safety, effectiveness, responsiveness, and how well services were led. Inspectors did not review the rating for "caring" at the practice.
A spokesperson for NHS Leeds CCG said: “The safety and care of patients is our top priority.
“Over the past few months, we’ve been working with the practice, the Care Quality Commission, NHS England and Improvement and the UK Health Security Agency to address a number of concerns at Shadwell Medical Centre in Leeds.
“During our investigations, we found an issue with the way some vaccines had been stored at the practice which means we cannot be sure they will have been fully effective. As a consequence, we are in the process of contacting everyone affected by this to invite them back for revaccination to ensure that they have protection from the vaccines.
“Interim management arrangements have now been put in place with a view to stabilising and improving the quality of care and safety for patients.
“We sincerely apologise to patients for this and we can reassure patients we are making all necessary steps to prevent this happening again.”
