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Swine flu: are you prepared?

01 September 2009

Mental Health Practice

Feature

The UK is well prepared for the flu pandemic but it is expected to put considerable strain on the NHS, including mental health services. This article brings together...

Outbreaks of infection in hospital and community settings

09 March 2011

Nursing Standard

CPD

Outbreaks of infection are managed by specialist practitioners in public health and infection control. However, the occurrence of an outbreak impinges on the work of...

Outbreaks of infection in community settings: the nursing implications

01 April 2013

Primary Health Care

CPD

Outbreaks of infection are managed by specialist practitioners in public health and infection control. However, the occurrence of an outbreak impinges on the work of...

The challenges of caring for patients with influenza

29 December 2011

Nursing Older People

CPD

Influenza is an acute, highly infectious viral infection. Seasonal outbreaks occur annually across the world, presenting a major public health challenge. Older...

Polio’s painful legacy

13 February 2007

Nursing Standard

Polio’s painful legacy

Some of the people who contracted polio in the 1950s epidemic are now experiencing new symptoms. Yet post-polio syndrome (PPS) is often not recognised.

Influenza: disease, epidemiology and the importance of vaccination uptake by healthcare workers

26 August 2014

Primary Health Care

CPD

Influenza viruses present challenges to healthcare systems and vaccination co-ordinators around the world. Global surveillance of this potentially devastating...

Assessment and treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the emergency department

04 February 2020

Emergency Nurse

communicable diseases

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in more than 70 countries worldwide. It is a non-fatal disease caused by the Leishmania parasite that is transmitted to humans via...