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...
by Euan Naismith | Nov 21, 2020 | Covid-19, Education & Training, Immunisation
Will we have enough staff? Welcome to part IV of our ‘what you need to know about the National Minimum Standards’ series. This week we will look at the governments plans to make changes to the law to allow staff to give Covid-19 vaccine under PGDs. This is to maximise...
by Euan Naismith | Nov 5, 2020 | Covid-19, Education & Training, First Aid & BLS
Getting you and your staff Basic Life Support trained during a pandemic. It is difficult enough at the best of times to keep staff up to date with skills and training so that they can confidently and competently deliver a safe, effective service. But Basic...
by Ruth Miles | Nov 2, 2020 | Covid-19, Education & Training, Immunisation
Welcome to Part III of our series. Today we will examine the training standards for Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs) and how the administration of immunisation differs for this group of practitioners. In addition to part III, let’s also take a quick look at...
by Euan Naismith | Oct 28, 2020 | Education & Training, First Aid & BLS, NHS
What training do your immunisation staff need? Welcome to the second part of our ‘what you need to know about the National Minimum Standards’ series. Today we will explain as clearly as possible the specific immunisation training pathways that each...
