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Last modified date:8 February 2007
The Communicable Diseases Branch provides short term training opportunities in public health, either on secondment or working on Departmental projects. These opportunities are available for Specialist Registrars/Trainees in public health and microbiology.
Introduction
Trainees are supervised by medical consultants and scientists during secondments.
Training projects undertaken in the past two years include work on planning for influenza pandemics, aspects of response to bioterrorism such as operational guidance on the management of acute incidents and contributing to the National Smallpox Plan, and work on health-care associated infections.
Trainees are supervised by medical consultants and scientists during secondments.
Trainees who are interested in the work of the Department in the field of communicable diseases can contact
Head of the Communicable Diseases Branch
Department of Health, Skipton House,
80 London Road
London SE1 6LH.
Local immunisation seminars and study days
The NHS Immunisation Information programme (formerly at Health Promotion England) takes part in locally organised seminars and study days on immunisation, with a member of the immunisation team attending and giving a presentation. The programme offers £200 towards the costs of such days, as well as supplying free resources. It is pleased to continue offering this service, and in addition is happy to participate in local parent group meetings.
Primary Care Teams or parent groups interested in the Immunisation Information programme taking part in a seminar or study day, should contact
Robert Duff
NHS Immunisation Information
Department of Health
Skipton House
80 London Rd
London SE1 6LH
Telephone: 020 7972 3807
Fax: 020 7972 5758
email: robert.duff@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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