Immunisation Archives

Flu training? It’s only April!!!

by Neil Ramdhun | Apr 11, 2022 | Community Pharmacy, Education & Training, Immunisation

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...

Can a pharmacy dispenser or assistant administer travel vaccinations?

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...

Why I love the teaching process

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...

The Covid-19 vaccine and PGDs – Training staff to give it. Immunisation Training Standards: Part IV

by Euan Naismith | Nov 21, 2020 | 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...

New Covid-19 Legislation UK

by Neil Ramdhun | Oct 19, 2020 | Immunisation

On Friday the government published the response to their consultation on the legislative changes that will affect how services will be able to operate in delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine. These changes may have a big impact on the services you provide. Below is a...

Everest base camp, Diamox, and altitude sickness with special guest James Moore (podcast version)

by Euan Naismith | May 14, 2020 | altitude illness, Education & Training, First Aid & BLS, Global Health, Immunisation, Podcast, Travel Health

Euan and Neil share stories of their antics at altitude in Nepal and are delighted to have special guest James Moore (biog below) to answer their questions of altitude sickness and explain how Diamox works. The three of them also discuss vaccine services in the UK...