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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 …

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 …

Immunisations to protect the health of young people aged 0 to 19 years - David Green, Angela Edwards and Joanne Bosanquet

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Protecting populations through immunisation programmes is a highly successful, evidence based public health intervention that saves many lives annually. This year has seen the introduction of two new vaccines against different types of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, conditions that even …

The Importance of Immunisation for Children by Jill Beswick and Sharon White

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Childhood vaccination provides vital protection to children and young people, and results in indirect protection to those around them, including infants, older people, and those in clinical risk groups. By delivering a quality vaccination service to children, public health nurses …

Managing minor illness and reducing accidents and reducing hospital attendance/admissions by Wendy Nicholson and Pauline Watts

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Every year, one million children under the age of 18 are taken to accident and emergency (A&E) units after being involved in accidents in the home. Many more are treated at home or by their GP. Many of the accidents …

Upcoming event - Week of Action - 24th to 28th February - Protecting Health: Nursing and Midwifery Successes and Challenges

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From Monday 24th February we will be undertaking another week of engagement activity on the nursing and midwifery contribution to public health, this time focusing on health protection. The aim of the week is to share and celebrate the contribution …