by Neil Ramdhun | Apr 24, 2022 | Education & Training, Immunisation, NHS
World Immunisation Week aims to highlight the collective action needed and to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. One of the major challenges faced by healthcare professionals when discussing immunisations with their patients is...
by Euan Naismith | Apr 20, 2022 | Education & Training
The World Health Organisation (WHO) have consistently emphasised the need to strengthen the healthcare workforce globally through lifelong learning opportunities. Today I want to explain what that means, why it’s important, and what you can do about it for your...
by Neil Ramdhun | Apr 11, 2022 | Community Pharmacy, Education & Training, Immunisation, NHS
Surely we can’t be talking about flu already. I know, it is only April and for some of you reading this, you will still be seeing patients poorly from this years flu season. The UK has had one of the latest flu seasons in decades with cases peaking in February...
by Neil Ramdhun | Apr 8, 2022 | Education & Training, Global Health, Travel Health
Today at Health Academy we are delighted to announce that we are partnering with Mission Rabies. This charitable partnership will mean that every time a rabies course is purchased on our site, Health Academy will donate £3 to Mission Rabies. With donations like this...
by Neil Ramdhun | Mar 25, 2022 | Community Pharmacy, Education & Training, Immunisation, Travel Health
With the recovery of international travel, one of the most common enquiries that we are getting at the moment is asking us if a pharmacy dispenser can administer travel vaccines. At first glance this may seem like quite a simple question, but actually when you explore...
by Alys Bunce | Feb 10, 2022 | Education & Training, Immunisation, Phlebotomy, Travel Health
After a decade of being a travel health nurse and doing a bit of teaching ‘on the side’ alongside it, I made a big decision last year. I decided to switch the balance and concentrate more fully on teaching and make my clinical role the...
