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International Infection Prevention and Control Week

International Infection Prevention and Control Week

This October we mark International Infection Prevention and Control Week, which runs from 19 to 25 October 2025. It is a simple reminder that the small things we do every day protect patients, colleagues and families. Over the past few years we have all seen how...

A Day in The Life of a Travel Health Nurse

A Day in The Life of a Travel Health Nurse

When people hear that I am a travel health nurse, they often imagine me travelling to every country in the world administering vaccinations, while lounging on a beach, catching a tan. However, my work is much more dynamic and varied than that and I am certainly not...

Understanding the 4T’s of Rubella

Understanding the 4T’s of Rubella

Vaccination has dramatically reduced cases of rubella across the UK and worldwide, but maintaining high levels of immunity remains essential. While rubella most often causes mild illness, infection during pregnancy can have devastating effects on the developing baby,...

Weight Loss Injections – Where Are We Now?

Weight Loss Injections – Where Are We Now?

It’s hard to ignore the growing interest in weight loss injections. Over the past year, they’ve moved from specialist clinics into everyday conversations at the pharmacy counter, GP surgery, and in private practices. Patients hear about them on morning television, see...

Designated Safeguarding Lead: Leading a Culture of Safety

Designated Safeguarding Lead: Leading a Culture of Safety

Every setting that works with children needs someone at the helm of safeguarding — someone who leads with confidence, clarity, and care. That’s where the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) steps in. From schools to clinics, DSLs are the people staff turn to when...

Understanding the 4T’s of Mumps

Understanding the 4T’s of Mumps

Vaccination has made huge strides in reducing once-common infections, but some diseases still find opportunities to resurface. Mumps is one of them, with clusters continuing to appear in the UK, particularly among teenagers and students where MMR uptake is incomplete....

NHS Chickenpox Vaccine Rollout: What We Need To Know

NHS Chickenpox Vaccine Rollout: What We Need To Know

From January 2026, children across England will, for the first time, be offered a free NHS vaccination against chickenpox as part of the routine immunisation schedule. Delivered via a combined MMRV vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella), this rollout...

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