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Ten tips for dealing with appointments that involve injecting children
No-one likes injecting children and it’s always a challenge making sure they have adequate information that they and their caregivers understand. Children present in a wide range of maturity levels, and consequently with a wide range of needs and tolerances. Injecting...![Get Prepped for Flu: Vaccine Training for HCSWs Explained](https://healthacademyonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/flu-training-1.png)
Get Prepped for Flu: Vaccine Training for HCSWs Explained
Health Care Support Workers (HCSWs) play a crucial role in the delivery of the flu vaccination campaign every year. In the second part of our blog series Get Prepped for Flu- we will look at the immunisation and flu training requirements for HCSWs in relation to the...![Expanding Practice: Understanding PGDs and the Role of Pharmacy Technicians](https://healthacademyonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pharmacist-15.png)
Expanding Practice: Understanding PGDs and the Role of Pharmacy Technicians
Patient group directions (PGDs) have long been a valuable tool for streamlining medication access in the UK healthcare system. Traditionally, their use has been reserved for pharmacists and other registered healthcare professionals, however as of 26th June 2024, their...![Health Academy Updates Flu Courses in Response to National Flu Vaccine Shortage](https://healthacademyonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Untitled-design-15-1080x675.png)
Health Academy Updates Flu Courses in Response to National Flu Vaccine Shortage
In light of a recent change to the national flu immunisation programme, we have updated our flu courses for this coming flu season including our ‘Seasonal Influenza 2024/25’ e-learning course as well as our face-to-face flu workshops and our live-via-zoom...![Vaccines in a War, the Paradox: How Europe’s largest refugee crisis could save lives](https://healthacademyonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1715098577.874871-1080x675.jpg)