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Vaccinating Children ECG News

Vaccinating Children

When it comes to vaccinations in childhood there are a fair few to receive. After…

ECG WebmasterJanuary 6, 2022

Vaccines and Tuberculosis ECG News

Vaccines and Tuberculosis

Vaccines are one of the biggest achievements of medical science. The Vaccine knowledge project claims…

ECG WebmasterNovember 29, 2021

Young People 12-15 years old Covid Vaccination ECG News

Young People 12-15 years old Covid Vaccination

The Covid-19 vaccination programme has now started for children aged 12-15 years here in Greens…

ECG WebmasterJanuary 13, 2022

Emerade 300 and 500 Microgram adrenaline auto-injectors are now available again ECG News

Emerade 300 and 500 Microgram adrenaline auto-injectors are now available again

Emerade is an adrenaline auto-injector used for the emergency treatment of severe acute allergic reactions…

ECG WebmasterJanuary 13, 2022

Gillick Competency ECG News

Gillick Competency

Acting in the best interests of the child or young person should be the guiding…

ECG WebmasterSeptember 23, 2021

Anaphylaxis after vaccination ECG News

Anaphylaxis after vaccination

Anaphylactic reactions to vaccines are extremely rare. Between 1997 and 2003, there were 130 reports…

ECG WebmasterSeptember 8, 2021

Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). ECG News

Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA).

Most vaccines are administered as intramuscular injections into the deltoid muscle. Shoulder injury related to…

ECG WebmasterAugust 31, 2021

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. ECG News

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."…

ECG WebmasterJanuary 6, 2022

5 ways we support The ECG Family’s mental wellbeing. ECG News

5 ways we support The ECG Family’s mental wellbeing.

We laugh. Laughing is much a good tonic, and we share so many laughs at…

ECG WebmasterMay 11, 2021

Pfizer is coming to a community hub near you! ECG News

Pfizer is coming to a community hub near you!

6 tips on changing your plans / processes to accommodate it Community sites are likely…

ECG WebmasterSeptember 30, 2021

Recognising and Understanding Emotion ECG News

Recognising and Understanding Emotion

Recognising and Understanding Emotion, using ‘ABC’ (a brief introduction for non-mental health professionals). Every day…

ECG WebmasterApril 30, 2021

My experience as a Freelance Healthcare Trainer ECG News

My experience as a Freelance Healthcare Trainer

Hi, I am Helen a Freelance Healthcare Trainer at ECG Training! I joined ECG 6…

ECG WebmasterApril 16, 2021

COVID-19 & Anxiety As a Person Living with Obesity ECG News

COVID-19 & Anxiety As a Person Living with Obesity

My names is Angela Chesworth and I’m a person living with obesity.  I have spent…

ECG WebmasterApril 12, 2021

6 tips for dealing with an anxious patient at your Covid vaccination site ECG News

6 tips for dealing with an anxious patient at your Covid vaccination site

I don’t know about you, but certainly in my experience of running Covid vaccination sites…

ECG WebmasterApril 6, 2021

The Life and Career of Lisa Buck ECG News

The Life and Career of Lisa Buck

It was 1987, the Tories were in government and Mrs Thatcher was giving the message…

ECG WebmasterMarch 31, 2021

My first 6 weeks and I’m loving it! ECG News

My first 6 weeks and I’m loving it!

A bit of background first. I started my nursing career back in 1982, I had…

ECG WebmasterMarch 22, 2021

An Introduction to personal Mental Health and Mental Wellbeing ECG News

An Introduction to personal Mental Health and Mental Wellbeing

Since the start of the Covid -19 pandemic the importance of having good mental health/mental…

ECG WebmasterMarch 19, 2021

Is it a faint or anaphylaxis? ECG News

Is it a faint or anaphylaxis?

For a downloaded version, please click here: Written by Jane Lambert, RGN & CEO of…

Jane LambertMarch 19, 2021

Who can vaccinate? ECG News

Who can vaccinate?

Non-registered vaccinators – are you using them? Although many community pharmacies may not yet involved…

ECG WebmasterMarch 19, 2021

World Obesity Day – 4th March 2021 ECG News

World Obesity Day – 4th March 2021

Today, 4th March 2021, marks World Obesity Day. For me, it’s a day to evaluate…

ECG WebmasterMarch 19, 2021