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Tropical arboviruses: a guide for nurses in primary care part 2 - Independent Nurse
The Royal College of Nursing’s Travel Health Nursing: career and competence development document1 which was updated in 2023, remains the UK gold standard document pertaining to the process of risk assessment. A pre-travel risk assessment involves the collection of information from the traveller, both about themselves personally, but also about their proposed travel (see figure 1).
Tropical arboviruses: coming to a country near you - Independent Nurse
With the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control’s (ECDC) recent news item warning about the increase of mosquito-borne diseases within the EU and EEA1, the arbovirus situation is hotting up, literally, in countries not too far from the UK. Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika are perceived by many travellers, and travel advisors to be diseases of the tropics, the reality is that these diseases are now knocking on our front door.
Assessing the RCN Competency document on travel health
The RCN Competency document has a formidable reputation, but does the latest edition live up to its hype? Since the publication of the very first RCN Travel Health guidance document in 2005,1 the RCN Competences have been regarded globally as The, ‘Gold Standard Guidance’, for not only nurses, but all health care professionals involved in the delivery of travel health.
Independent Nurse - Vaccine transformation in Scotland – a personal view
Scotland’s new model of vaccination delivery has bypassed GP surgeries, but with mixed results Following negotiations between the Scottish GP Committee of the BMA, NHS Boards and the Scottish Government, a new GP GMS contract was agreed in effect from 1 April 2018. The contract purported to offer a refocusing of the GP role as an expert medical generalist, and in doing so agreed priorities for transformative service redesign over a three-year period.
Is it time to travel again? A guide for primary care nurses
Spring has sprung, the grass is ‘ris, I wonder where my passport is?’ So goes the ditty that many people will be chirping as the UK lifts the remainder of the current travel restrictions . Travellers have short memories and thoughts of measles, malaria and Zika have been replaced long ago by memories of sun-drenched beaches, flip-flops and welcoming family hugs, but what about the travel health advisor?
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Hepatitis A and B: updates for general practice nurses
Practice NursingVol. 30, No. 4 Clinical Catherine Brewer Abstract While they are both vaccine preventable, hepatitis A and B both remain prevalent diseases across the globe. Catherine Brewer explores the significance of informing travellers of the infection risks and provides useful knowledge for practice nurses providing travel advice The term hepatitis means inflammation of the liver and the most prevalent types are A and B. These are also the serotypes more relevant to travel medicine.
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