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I t is estimated that 7 300 000 people travel abroad each year from the UK, with potential exposure to a range of health risks. Although many of these risks are not vaccine-preventable, health professionals should be aware of these risks, be familiar with outbreaks of prevalent diseases in common destinations of travellers and be able to give advice on all preventative measures, including vaccinations. The GP curriculum and vaccinations for travel Travel vaccinations are not covered directly in the GP curriculum, however, Clinical example 3.01: Healthy people: Promoting health and preventing disease covers screening and immunisations and states that as a GP, you have a crucial role to play in promoting health, preventing disease and delivering brief advice, and that a GP should:. Understand the concepts of promoting health (salutogenesis), health and wellbeing, and quality of life as perceived by patients. Understand the concept of risk and be able to communicate risk effectively to patients and their families. Promote health through a health promotion or disease prevention programme. Engage in the implementation of locally agreed health programmes

ealing with a medical emergency in an environment with limited life-saving resources is a frightening situation. Oncology emergencies can be especially challenging and life-threatening. Although these rarely present in primary care, they require specific urgent treatment, and therefore their recognition is important. This article intends to give an insight into diagnosis and management of oncology emergencies in a primary care setting.