Practice Nurse Journal Travel Health Update
I have been writing a regular one page ‘Travel health update’ since 2010 and Practice Nurse have kindly agreed to me posting past copies on my website as an archive for people to refer to as a resource
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Click on the relevant month to download the specific article. Further issues will be added in due course.
2024
Topics
Article. Travel health services in general practice: Important information for all general practice nurses in England.
Mpox; Cholera; Rabies vaccine news; Educational meetings.
Green Book Changes and Vaccines Awaiting Green Book Updates
Nursing Associates and Travel: The NHS Vaccination Strategy; NaTHNaC Webinars; Malaria Risks to UK Travellers
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2023
Topics
Best Practice in Delivering Travel Health – a couple of scenarios to consider
Rabies Update; NaTHNaC Update, Tips and Tricks; Reflection and Current Activity
Climate Change and Travel Health; Paludrine discontinued; NaTHNaC Advice line change; Travel and Cancer; Masters degree in travel medicine.
Travel Health Update: Global PHEIC; New Traveller Vaccines; Guidance for Travel Health; New Malaria Publications.
Article: Setting up a travel service
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2022
Topics
Article: Providing a travel health service in primary care.
A refresher about the practice of travel health
A refresher about tetanus, polio, diphtheria, pertussis and MMR in a travel health context
Malaria; Japanese Enceophalitis; Yellow Fever; Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever.
COVID-19 and travel; Hepatitis A; Other governance/guidance updates; Lassa fever; Further training
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2021
Topics
Contractural responsibilities to providing travel health in the GP surgery and thoughts about managing the consultation in relation to COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccinations and the Louisa Jordan pilot
Travel Health Practice at the Start of 2021; What Else is New? Details of my plans for some training this year
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2020
Topics
Providing a Travel Health Service, Yellow Fever and news about Travel Health Update Webinars later this year
Due to COVID-19, there were no travel health updates in April or May and this update focuses on the current situation and some educational resources
Travel Health Services in Primary Care; Guidance for Independent Prescribers; Malaria chemoprophylaxis and COVID-19 resources
COVID-19; Yellow fever; New PGDs; the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
Provision of a Travel Health Service; Measles; Polio, LGBTQ
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2019
Topics
December extra
Article – Tropical Infectious Disease by Dr. Hector Maxwell-Scott here
Important Yellow Fever Vaccine Update
Vaccine Update milestone; TBEV found in the UK; New telephone number for RIgS and an Education Update
Immunisation resources, provision of a travel health service, Japanese encephalitis and yellow fever.
Falsified Medicines Directive; National Immunisation Programme and TravelHealthPro resources
Fitness to Fly article
Indemnity again: Polio update; Risky behaviours; New resources; Travel medicine conferences
Measles; Zika; Yellow Fever; Rabies
Travellers’ diarrhoea; Indemnity insurance and private travel provision; yellow fever information resources
Zika advice; Malaria Matters; Travel health education opportunities; an Exit note!
Malaria Update; Safeguarding; Fake Rabies Vaccine
Green Book Update; Typhoid Vaccine Licence Change; Faculty of Travel Medicine News
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2018
Topics
Christmas Update! Travel Aware; Malaria; FGM; 2018 Prizewinner and ‘Just for fun’
Quickfire Updates; Useful Vaccine Related Resources and news about a New Era!
Tetanus; Tick resources and conferences. Note since publication, the tetanus guidance was updated on 9th November here.
Several malaria updates; Updated tools and additional information on rabies vaccine boosters
Japanese encephalitis; Yellow fever; Rabies; Tick news and My ‘Harry Potter’ page!
A personal journey – travelling after cancer
RCN Competencies: Travel health nursing – career and competence development. A review of some of the changes in this document.
Measles in Europe; Yellow fever and Apps for travel
Immunisation training: PGDs – an update and a reminder; Learning online.
Winter travel; ICVP and LGBT; Mosquito bite prevention and Educational opportunities
Practice Nurse is 30 years old – a short piece reflecting some of the changes to travel health in that time
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2017
Topics
Staying safe when abroad; Medication abroad.
Short summary of key facts from the recently published Malaria Guidelines 2017, plus rabies update and yellow fever news
A selection of vaccine news items including shortages, ACWY, Tetanus boosters, equipment for CPR and much more!
Imported malaria data; Zika prevention adivce; Rabies guidance; TRAVAX changes
Travel vaccines and the NHS consultation. Zika update
ACWY certificate for pilgrims; Hepatitis A vaccine shortages (note, written just before further guidance was published by PHE)
Travel vaccine shortages; New yellow fever leaflet; Nuggets of Knowledge – Hepatitis A; Travel Health Roadshow for 2017
Clarification on MMR vaccine for travel purposes; Hepatitis A outbreak and leaflets; General election impacts malaria guidance
The future of NHS travel vaccines – a personal refection plus, the Editorial from Mandy Galloway on the subject as well.
Zika update; Travel medicine diploma; Clarifying cholera; TravelHealthPro immunosuppression factsheet
Immunisation resources; Travel vaccine issues; New app for travellers; Travel medicine meetings
New malaria guidelines; JE; Guidance for schools; Abta Travel Trends report 2017; FGM and Travel Health Guidance
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2016
Topics
A Christmas holiday (and the vaccinations you’d need)
RCN Competency for Travel Health Nursing; NaTHNaC Yellow Fever Portal; From A to Zika
Article by Ann McDonald – FGM and a GLOBAL assessment (I had a break this month!)
Faculty of Travel Medicine Education Hub
Hepatitis B vaccine schedules; Preparation for Hajj
Zika Update; Diabetes resources for travellers; Nimenrix Vaccine; YFVC Example; HIV Drug Interaction Tools
Yellow fever certificate changes; Olympic Games preparation; ILGA maps; Travel Health Update meetings
Global polio eradication; Malaria chemoprophylaxis for children; New vaccine company in the UK; Local laws and customs.
New to Travel Health? How to get started. (article)
Needles safety; Helpful resources for your consultations; NECTM opportunities
All about Zika virus
YF training in Scotland; FCO work; new CDC travel app; Travel medicine conference and new EU logo for online pharmacy sales
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2015
Topics
A Travel Nurse’s Christmas List
Case study including HIV status and vaccines, malaria, mental health and safety
UK Malaria guidelines 2015; World Rabies Day; Essential Travel Medicine
All about TravelHealthPro
The use of PGDs for private travel vaccines in England – breaking news!
Yellow fever changes; New regulations South Africa travel; Emporiatrics; TRAVAX school document; New BGTHA website
MHRA and the Yellow Card; PaxVax; Live vaccines again; TRAVAX 30th Anniversary; Latest Yelllow Book from CDC
Travel advice specific to women – a selection of topics discussed
Nivaquine discontinued; Meningitis vaccines in the news; How vaccines work; Improve your geography
WHO recommends SMART syringes; Protecting the Health of Travellers; New App from CDC and Vaccine Terminology
The Value of the Vaccine Update Resources
Travel health guidance on board cruise ships; flying with a food allegy; Travel Health Conferences
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2014
Topics
The 12 Days of Christmas: consultations of the travel nurse
Ebola update; Oral typhoid vaccine; Yellow fever, polio and ICVP; Malaria Matters and EHIC update
Ebola; Live vaccine intervals and Travel Medicine Symposium
New malaria advice for travellers to India; Impact of update notifications and BNF update
Rabies educational video; Pointers for travel to Saudi Arabia and ‘Can I Eat This’ app
Importance of polio; Yellow fever in the Green Book; Bug Off resources
World malaria day and UK malaria data; Football world cup and travel and Travel record cards
Ostomy care for travellers; Meningitis ACWY vaccine; PGD Compentency framework and ‘A Return Ticket’
Hepatitis A boosters; Yellow Fever and NaTHNaC; TRAVAX and fitfortravel changes and Avian flu
Green Book changes; Travel health from the RCN and Immunisation Education
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2013
Topics
A light hearted but hopefully useful piece on the 12 Travel Tips of Christmas!
Travel advice for lymphoedema patients, videos to education travellers, yellow fever vaccine supply
New malaria guidelines, new travel and flu websites from SPMSD
New malaria guidelines, new travel and flu websites from SPMSD
All about yellow fever
Health guidance for school travellers; PSD FAQs; Malaria figures for 2012
Travel risk assessment forms; All change for URLs; New developments within NaTHNaC;
Meningitis ACWY vaccine; Green Book updates and egg allergies; New textbooks in travel medicine; YF maps
Green Book update on rabies; Vaccine incidence guidance; Migrant health; My new website
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2012
Topics
Travel alerts; Travellers’ Health – how to stay healthy abroad, 5th Edition; WHO factsheets; Practice Nurse online
Travel alerts; Travellers’ Health – how to stay healthy abroad, 5th Edition; WHO factsheets; Practice Nurse online
Green Book online; New meningococcal vaccine; Recommendatins for travel medicine; Immunisation training for HCWs
UK malaria statistics; Emporiatrics Spring/Summer 2012; Flying guidelines; Summary of product characteristics
Risk factors for malaria; NaTHNaC in the news; Identifying immunisations; Travel medicine in Dublin
New antibiotic for travellers’ diarrhoea; Vaccine shortages – hepatitis A and typhoid; Survey needs your support
Charging for travel vaccines
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2011
Topics
Useful information in news; Cholera vaccine in the NHS; Education on rabies; Emporiatrics
TRAVAX facelift; E-learning for immunisation; Immunology videos
Malaria awareness at Healthrow Airport; Sexual health ; Jap B vaccine recall; Travel and measles
New approach to yellow fever vaccination; Malaria on the rise in the UK; Useful resources
Mostly malaria; On-line pharmacy registration; Fake antimalarials; FCO on Facebook
Shaken not stirred; Translate service; Travel medicine training; Yellow fever newsletter
Vaccine information; Migrant health resource; FCO Locate service; Pharmacists and travel
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2010
Topics
Travel vaccination; CPR guidelines updated; STIs in the over-50s; Travellers with diabetes
NaTHNaC needs your help; Yellow Book; Vaccine storage; Faculty of travel medicine; New malaria course
Malaria leaflet from HPA; Immunisations and vaccines; Green Book updates; PGDs again
Mosquito habits; Travel health education; Shop online at NaTHNaC
Health videos for travellers; Patient group directions; Compression socks for the England team
New Yellow Book; 8 weeks to go campaign; TRAVAX resources
Essential guide to travel health; Japanese encephalitis; Needle phobia; World malaria day; iPhone apps
Breast cancer; Malaria; Immunisation information; World cup travel; Resuscitation update; Glasgow conference