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Updated Travel Health Nursing: Career and Competence Development published.

18 May 2023

The Royal College of Nursing recently published the fourth edition of RCN Travel Health Nursing: career and competence development.

This publication provides detailed information on the current guidelines and standards of care expected from nurses delivering travel health services for travellers from the UK. However, much of the information provided remains equally applicable for all registered health professionals providing travel health services, irrespective of which country or profession they come from.

The updated 2023 edition includes:

  • consideration of new ways of working and new travel health service delivery models
  • expanded information on topics and types of travellers
  • inclusion and definition of the role of nurse consultant in travel health/medicine
  • integration with other official bodies and guidance

This latest edition can be read in your web browser, downloaded electronically or requested as a hard copy via the following hyperlink: