Journal article: 'Avoiding vaccination errors: learning from reports of 'misuse''

The journal article "Avoiding vaccination errors: learning from reports of 'misuse'" was published in Practice Nursing in March 2012.

The full text of this article is available online to read or download in PDF format here. Please note, you will need an NHS Athens password to access this article.

The reference for this article is: Smith, Janette "Avoiding vaccination errors: learning from reports of 'misuse'" Practice Nursing, 2012 Mar; 23(3): 142-5.

Journal article: 'Influenza A/H1N1/2009 outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit'

The journal article "Influenza A/H1N1/2009 outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit" was published in Journal of Hospital Infection in May 2012.

The full text of this article is available online to read or download in PDF format here. Please note, you will need an NHS Athens password to access this article.

The reference for this article is: V. Tsagris, A. Nika, "Influenza A/H1N1/2009 outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit" Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 81, Issue 1, May 2012, Pages 36–40.

Journal article: 'Atypical forms of Guillain-Barré syndrome and H1N1-influenza vaccination'

The journal article "Atypical forms of Guillain-Barré syndrome and H1N1-influenza vaccination" was published in Vaccine in May 2012.

The full text of this article is available online to read or download in PDF format here. Please note, you will need an NHS Athens password to access this article.

The reference for this article is: Aasef G. Shaikh, Pichet Termsarasab, et al. "Atypical forms of Guillain-Barré syndrome and H1N1-influenza vaccination" Vaccine, Volume 30, Issue 22, 9 May 2012, Pages 3251–3254.

Journal article: 'Providing assistance to Britons travelling abroad'

The journal article "Providing assistance to Britons travelling abroad" was published in Practice Nursing in January 2012.

The full text of this article is available online to read or download in PDF format here. Please note, you will need an NHS Athens password to access this article.

The reference for this article is: Peate, Ian "Providing assistance to Britons travelling abroad" Practice Nursing, 2012 Jan; 23(1): 22-5 (6 ref)

Journal article: 'Assessment of the 2010 global measles mortality reduction goal'

The journal article "Assessment of the 2010 global measles mortality reduction goal: results from a model of surveillance data" was published in The Lancet in April 2012.

The full text of this article is available online to read or download in PDF format here. Please note, you will need an NHS Athens password to access this article.

The reference for this article is: Emily Simons, Matthew Ferrari, et al. "Assessment of the 2010 global measles mortality reduction goal: results from a model of surveillance data" The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 24 April 2012, doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60522-4

The Lancet also published an editorial discussing this article, "Measles: the burden of preventable deaths".

The BMJ published a news article, "Agencies renew pledge to tackle measles after target to reduce deaths by 90% is missed" and the BBC published a news report, "Measles strategy misses targets" both regarding the Lancet journal article.

Journal article: 'Health and economic impact of the seasonal influenza vaccination programme in England'

The journal article "Health and economic impact of the seasonal influenza vaccination programme in England" was published in Vaccine in May 2012.

The full text of this article is available online to read or download in PDF format here. Please note, you will need an NHS Athens password to access this article.

The reference for this article is: Marc Baguelin, Mark Jit, et al. "Health and economic impact of the seasonal influenza vaccination programme in England" Vaccine, Volume 30, Issue 23, 14 May 2012, Pages 3459–3462.

DH: Seasonal flu plan: Winter 2012/13

On 3rd of May the Department of Health published the Seasonal flu plan for winter 2012/13.

There is a letter from Prof. Dame Sally Davies (Chief Medical Officer); Viv Bennett (Director of Nursing) and Dr Keith Ridge (Chief Pharmaceutical Officer) to accompany the new plan which is available to read or download in PDF format here.

The full Seasonal flu plan is available to read or download here.