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Why are some healthcare staff reluctant to get a flu jab? by Helen Donovan

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The flu vaccine is one of the mainstays of winter preparedness as flu viruses normally start circulating more over the winter months. The vaccine is offered mainly to three  groups of people. Firstly those at highest risk such as the elderly, …

TB awareness raising sessions at a faith based boarding school in West Yorkshire by Helen Friend

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As the new intake of Year 7’s settled into life at their boarding school in West Yorkshire, members of the West Yorkshire Health Protection Team and the local TB services embarked on planning the yearly TB awareness raising session. The …

Opportunities to protect and improve our children’s health? by Kim Moonlight

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As a midwife I have a long association with the NHS antenatal and newborn screening programmes and the broader public health agenda to support maternal and child health. I currently work as the senior quality assurance adviser across the north …

A Day in the Life of a Health Protection Nurse by Rita Huyton

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Hello, I am a Senior Health Protection Nurse Practitioner. I work for Public Health England North West. I lead a great team of practitioners. Health Protection Practitioners come from a variety of professional backgrounds including: nursing, health visiting, environmental health …

Public Health Nursing and Protecting Health: an Historical look back by Helen Donovan

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Historically, public health was primarily concerned with the management of sanitation and disease. Over the twentieth century, the focus of public health shifted towards how individuals respond to health concerns. This includes how we as individuals manage and look after …

Antimicrobial stewardship: The critical role of nurses and midwives by Karen Shaw

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Global threat of AMR We all face extremely challenging times as the serious threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) increases.  The leaders of the G20 group of countries met in September 2016 and acknowledged the gravity of the threat of AMR …

Immunisation: Protect, prevent, promote by Penny Greenwood

As public health nurses, we know how important it is to support parents in protecting themselves, children and their family against infectious and debilitating illnesses through accessing immunisations.  Health visitors, working in partnership with general practice nurses, GPs, pharmacies and …

Childhood Immunisation: MMR Vaccine by David Green

Nurses play an important role in raising awareness about the benefits of immunisation.  Despite current high immunisation uptake rates in infants and children, we are still seeing cases of and clusters of measles in teenagers and young adults. This is …