Recent Event Highlights: WHO to determine if worst of swine flu pandemic is over, Swine flu queries website to close, Nurses better than doctors at meeting handwashing targets, WHO rejects 'fake' swine flu claims , Swine flu cases decreasing, Andy Burnham thanks nurses for 'resilience' during big freeze, and 116 more...
Created by gabefleming on Jul 29, 2009
Last updated: 03/11/10 at 09:43 PM
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will hold an expert meeting later this month to consider whether the swine flu pandemic’s peak has passed, a senior official has said.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/who-to-determine-if-worst-of-swine-flu-pandemic-is-over/5011422.article?referrer=RSS
The website and hotline handling swine flu queries are to be switched off due to the fall in the number of cases.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-queries-website-to-close/5011166.article?referrer=RSS
Scottish hospital doctors have been criticised after new figures showed they are still failing to meet handwashing targets, while nurses exceeded targets by 5%.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/specialist-news/infection-control-news/nurses-better-than-doctors-at-meeting-handwashing-targets/5010939.article?referrer=RSS
Suggestions that swine flu was a fake pandemic created for the benefit of drug companies have been rubbished by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/who-rejects-fake-swine-flu-claims/5010802.article?referrer=RSS
New cases of swine flu in England are decreasing and have stayed below the 5,000 mark for the third consecutive week, according to the Department of Health.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-cases-decreasing/5010702.article?referrer=RSS
Health secretary Andy Burnham has thanked NHS and social care staff for their ‘exceptional bravery and commitment’ during Britain’s recent cold weather
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/news-topics/health-policy/andy-burnham-thanks-nurses-for-resilience-during-big-freeze/5010533.article?referrer=RSS
The government spent more than £1bn in preparation for a flu pandemic, it has been disclosed.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/government-challenged-over-1bn-spend-on-exaggerated-swine-flu-measures/5010532.article?referrer=RSS
Weekly Government briefings on swine flu have been stopped as the number of new cases plummet
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-cases-fall-as-government-abandons-weekly-briefings/5010366.article?referrer=RSS
A third of frontline NHS staff in England have been vaccinated against swine flu, according to latest figures from the Department of Health.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/third-of-frontline-nhs-workers-vaccinated-against-swine-flu/5010171.article?referrer=RSS
A third of frontline NHS staff in England have been vaccinated against swine flu, according to latest figures from the Department of Health.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/third-of-frontline-nhs-workers-protected-against-swine-flu/5010171.article?referrer=RSS
UK researchers have helped confirm that young people are twice as likely to become infected with swine flu than people aged between 19 and 50.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-twice-as-likely-in-youngsters/5009965.article?referrer=RSS
The latest swine flu figures have revealed a slight drop in the number of new cases in England last week.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-cases-continue-to-fall/5009825.article?referrer=RSS
The Royal College of Nursing has paid tribute to the “bold stance” of Sir Liam Donaldson during his tenure as chief medical officer for England.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/management/rcn-pays-tribute-to-sir-liams-public-health-legacy/5009774.article?referrer=RSS
Pregnant women in the North East are being urged to get vaccinated against swine flu by midwives at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-jab-for-pregnant-women-encouraged/5009699.article?referrer=RSS
Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson claims the swine flu pandemic is ‘considerably less lethal’ than feared, but has warned this should not be an excuse for ‘inaction’.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-less-lethal-than-feared/5009585.article?referrer=RSS
Doubts have arisen over the effectiveness of swine flu drug Tamiflu after research showed it can cut the length of time people experience symptoms by around a day - but there is little evidence that it has any effect on preventing complications like pneumonia.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/study-raises-doubts-over-use-of-tamiflu-to-treat-swine-flu/5009464.article?referrer=RSS
Community nurses will have to vaccinate children aged between six months and five years against swine flu, after a deal could not be reached with GP leaders.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/primary-care/nurses-will-have-to-vaccinate-under-fives-against-swine-flu/5009427.article?referrer=RSS
Already pressurised community nurses are having to vaccinate housebound patients against swine flu without any extra resources.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/acute-care/community-nurse-anger-over-swine-flu-vaccinations/5009302.article?referrer=RSS
Acute trusts should appoint a dedicated infection control nurse to work with staff in intensive care units during the height of a swine flu pandemic, latest research suggests.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/dedicated-infection-control-nurses-needed-in-icu-during-pandemic/5009219.article?referrer=RSS
New Government figures show swine flu vaccinations have been given to more than a million people at high risk from the virus in the first month of the programme.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/over-a-million-get-swine-flu-jab/5009033.article?referrer=RSS
Public health experts say thousands of children may have been infected with the swine flu virus without them even knowing it.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-virus-may-have-infected-a-third-of-schoolchildren/5008933.article?referrer=RSS
Half of all nurses offered the swine flu vaccine have been immunised, a Nursing Times survey indicates.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/nurses-feel-pressured-over-swine-flu-vaccine/5008778.article?referrer=RSS
Data from a sample of 20 NHS hospitals shows medical admissions in September and October 2009 were 5 per cent higher than the same two months in 2008 – corroborating nurses’ reports that pressure on beds are growing.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/acute-care/data-corroborates-nurse-concerns-on-bed-pressures/5008752.article?referrer=RSS
Staff shortages and high bed occupancy levels are increasing the pressure on services across the NHS to unexpected levels, a Nursing Times investigation has found.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/nurses-already-feeling-pressure-before-winter-sets-in/5008788.article?referrer=RSS
The emergence of a drug-resistant form of swine flu makes the ongoing immunisation programme even more important, experts have said.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/tamiflu-resistant-swine-flu-strain-not-a-surprise/5008815.article?referrer=RSS
The number of swine flu deaths has risen to 142 in England, 21 in Wales, 38 in Scotland and 13 in Northern Ireland, bringing the UK total to 214.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-deaths-up-while-new-cases-fall/5008742.article?referrer=RSS
The NHS is to begin vaccinating healthy children under the age of five against swine flu, it has been confirmed.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-vaccination-programme-extended-to-under-fives/5008746.article?referrer=RSS
The number of children suffering from swine flu and other respiratory infections this winter might cause a shortage of NHS intensive care beds.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-could-trigger-shortage-of-childrens-intensive-care-beds/5008693.article?referrer=RSS
A teaching pack for nurses caring for children seriously ill with swine flu has been produced by the paediatric critical care service at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-teaching-pack-for-paediatric-nurses/5008648.article?referrer=RSS
Nursing students will not be forced to carry out NHS work in the event of an escalation of the second swine flu surge, according to Department of Health guidance.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/students/students-able-to-opt-out-of-helping-with-pandemic/5008517.article?referrer=RSS
Latest figures have revealed a drop in the number of new swine flu cases, with 64,000 people contracting the disease in England last week.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-figures-fall-as-64000-contract-virus/5008510.article?referrer=RSS
The MHRA have extended the swine flu adverse drug reaction (ADR) portal to include swine flu vaccines and seasonal vaccines.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/mhra-extend-swine-flu-adverse-drug-reaction-portal/5008490.article?referrer=RSS
Nurses have come under increasing pressure already this year as hospital stays due to flu have rocketed to unprecedented levels.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/acute-care/flu-cases-cause-20-fold-increase-in-hospital-stays/5008423.article?referrer=RSS
GPs in Birmingham - one of the areas worst affected by the H1N1 swine flu pandemic - will receive bonuses for meeting swine flu vaccination targets, reports claim.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/gps-offered-bonuses-for-hitting-swine-flu-vaccination-targets/5008437.article?referrer=RSS
The Department of Health has admitted that it has no national data on uptake of swine flu vaccine among frontline hospital staff.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/government-in-the-dark-on-uptake-of-swine-flu-vaccine/5008192.article?referrer=RSS
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has said that latest figures indicate a ‘small increase’ in the number of new swine flu infections.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/small-increase-in-swine-flu-infections/5008214.article?referrer=RSS
Swine flu kills more than 10% of those admitted to hospital with the virus, research by a US Government body has suggested.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/us-on-alert-as-10-of-swine-flu-hospital-cases-prove-fatal/5008135.article?referrer=RSS
A woman who contracted swine flu died just weeks after giving birth to her first child, a health authority has confirmed.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-mother-dies-18-days-after-caesarean/5008084.article?referrer=RSS
The Government’s most senior medical adviser has warned that the swine flu pandemic was placing NHS hospitals under a ‘lot of pressure’ in coping with the most seriously ill patients.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-puts-pressure-on-hospital-resources/5008042.article?referrer=RSS
The swine flu vaccination programme could help to contain the spread of the condition, the Government’s most senior medical adviser has said.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-vaccination-will-allow-breathing-space-says-cmo/5008034.article?referrer=RSS
There were 78,000 new cases of swine flu in England in the past week, up from 53,000 the week before, new estimates show.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/another-big-rise-in-swine-flu-cases/5007979.article?referrer=RSS
GPs are planning to circumnavigate the postal strike in order to ensure vulnerable patients are vaccinated against swine flu.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/gps-step-in-as-postal-strike-hits-swine-flu-vaccination-plan/5007929.article?referrer=RSS
Frontline nurses are being told that getting vaccinated against swine flu is the ‘single most important thing’ they can do to help the NHS “stay ahead of the game” this winter.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/acute-care/dh-scripts-to-urge-nurse-take-up-of-swine-flu-vaccine/5007720.article?referrer=RSS
Nurses must remain vigilant to the risks of MRSA during the swine flu pandemic, infection control nurses have warned.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/nurses-must-stay-vigilant-to-mrsa-risk-during-swine-flu-pandemic/5007695.article?referrer=RSS
Hospitals in Wales are preparing for an increase in cases of swine flu by buying in ventilators, according to the Welsh Assembly.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/welsh-hospitals-prepare-for-swine-flu/5007761.article?referrer=RSS
The Chief Medical Officer has spoken of his concern over the doubling of swine flu cases.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/concern-as-swine-flu-cases-double/5007697.article?referrer=RSS
The Chief Medical Officer has urged all priority groups, including frontline health and social care workers, to get vaccinated against swine flu.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/cmo-urges-nurses-to-get-swine-flu-vaccine/5007628.article?referrer=RSS
A rise in hospital infections may accompany a second wave of swine flu, according to the MRSA Working Group.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/specialists/infection-control/call-for-early-hospital-discharge-to-avoid-swine-flu-mrsa-risk/5007563.article?referrer=RSS
The NMC will take into account the difficulties of working in unfamiliar areas of practice when receiving complaints about nurses during a surge in the swine flu pandemic.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/nmc-will-take-pandemic-into-account-in-complaints-against-nurses/5007462.article?referrer=RSS
The impact of swine flu among Britain’s 2.4 million diabetes patients may seriously disrupt NHS hospital and GP services, says the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD).
http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/swine-flu/swine-flu-six-times-more-likely-to-hospitalise-diabetes-patients/5007459.article?referrer=RSS
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