Why I love the teaching processÂ

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 ‘side-project’. These days I tend to spend my days drawing […]
The Covid-19 vaccine and PGDs – Training staff to give it. Immunisation Training Standards: Part IV

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 the opportunities to have enough […]
New Covid-19 Legislation UK

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 summary of how these changes will impact you. Patient Group […]
Everest base camp, Diamox, and altitude sickness with special guest James Moore (podcast version)

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 during COVID. About James Moore After a successful career […]
Everest base camp, Diamox, and altitude sickness with special guest James Moore (video version)

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 during COVID. About James Moore After a successful career […]
Covid Crisis: The Swedish approach (podcast version)

Euan and Neil discuss Sweden’s approach to the Covid crisis, and Neil gets tested for Covid-19.
Covid Crisis the Swedish approach (video version)

Euan and Neil discuss Sweden’s approach to the Covid crisis, and Neil gets tested for Covid-19.
Returning to the NHS for the Covid Crisis (video version)

Euan and Neil discuss their recent experiences returning to the NHS for the Covid-19 crisis, and also about some of the other projects they have been working at Health Academy.
Tick borne encephalitis virus in the United Kingdom

Welcome to the UK! Tick borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) was detected in ticks in the UK for the first time in 2019. The ticks were found in two different places in the South of England and research is ongoing to try and discover the extent of the virus’s distribution. This is the first evidence of […]