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Hancock calls for routine flu testing as part of major diagnostics expansion
Matt Hancock has called for British people to routinely get tested for the flu, saying covid diagnostic capacity should be kept and used for “everything” once the pandemic dies down.
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Comment
'Can Public Health England improve the way we respond to pandemics?'
The Department of Health’s intention for Public Health England to strengthen the national response to public health crises alongside local bodies may not work in practice unless experiences of previous pandemics are learned from, write Drs Jacky Chambers and Andrew Rouse.
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HSJ Knowledge
Why behaviour change marketing can still deliver long-term cost savings
The spending freeze on public sector communications amd marketing spending, in place since 2010, has seen fewer public awareness campaigns receive government funding. But this could be counter-productive, argues Mark Blayney Stuart, when evidence suggests there are clear financial benefits to be had.
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DH issues warning over use of flu vaccine in children
Directors of public health have been advised that the influenza vaccine Viroflu should not be used in children under five years old due to an increased risk of fever.
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DH stockpiles 400,000 doses of flu jab
The government has purchased a stockpile of 400,000 flu vaccine doses in order to try and head off any supply problems similar to those encountered last year.
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Nurses least likely to get flu vaccine
Health workers who are least likely to receive the flu vaccination are nurses and midwives, figures have revealed.
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Flu pandemic could cost UK nearly £50bn
The knock-on effects of a flu pandemic could be worse for the economy than originally thought, according to a new study.
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Trust in public health advice could be compromised by reforms
The perceived independence of public health advice could be compromised if Public Health England becomes an integrated government department, existing agencies have warned.
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Lansley reassures over flu rise
The health secretary has said that the NHS is “coping well” with the severe weather and flu, despite a rise in consultations related to flu and an increase in deaths.
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Information
Health and social care workers and pandemic influenza: information for staff who are pregnant or in other at-risk groups
Some individuals are at increased risk of severe or complicated illness if they suffer from influenza. This guidance gives advice on protecting healthcare employees who are pregnant or in one of the other at risk groups identified for (H1N1) 2009 flu (swine flu).
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Pandemic influenza: additional measures to meet workforce supply
This document has been prepared to complement existing guidance provided by the Department of Health and NHS Employers in relation to pandemic influenza planning. It answers the frequently asked questions and, wherever possible, directs readers to more substantive guidance already in existence.
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Rotation of doctors in training during pandemic influenza
As part of ongoing organisational preparedness, Ian Dalton, National Director of NHS Flu Resilience and Pat Hamilton, Director of Medical Education (England) have written outlining arrangements for the rotations of doctors in training in the event of serious pandemic flu.
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Pandemic flu: planning and responding to primary care capacity challenges
New guidance has been published for PCTs on how to deliver primary care services whilst potentially short staffed and how to cope with increased patient demand during the pandemic and the anticipated seasonal flu.
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Pandemic influenza: guidance for infection control in hospitals and primary care settings
Acute trusts and primary care trusts (PCTs) will form the vanguard of the NHS response to an influenza pandemic. This document has been developed to facilitate planning by NHS trusts and provides guidance on infection control and tools for local public health and healthcare officials who are at the front ...
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Pandemic influenza: Guidance for ambulance services and their staff in England
This document provides guidance for ambulance services in England to prepare for, respond to and recover from an influenza pandemic.
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Pandemic influenza: Guidance on preparing acute hospitals in England
This planning document is designed to assist NHS acute trusts and acute foundation trusts (hereafter referred to as ‘trusts’) in developing their plans for responding to an influenza pandemic.
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Responding to pandemic influenza - The ethical framework for policy and planning
Planning for a pandemic, and responding to one while it is happening, involves many difficult decisions. These may create tension between the needs of individuals and the needs of the population.
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Strategic command arrangements for the NHS during a major incident
The purpose of this document is to provide good practice guidance to National Health Service (NHS) organisations regarding command, control and co-ordination arrangements, required in planning, preparing and responding to emergencies. It is intended to provide a platform for allNHS organisations to undertake major incident and emergency planning, and is ...
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NHS emergency planning guidance 2005
The Guidance that follows has been developed with the need to ensure the ability to provide updates, develop new material and provide access to complementary material from other organisations and to share examples of the practice of and approaches to emergency planning from the NHS in England.
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Pandemic influenza: guidance on meeting the needs of those who are or may become vulnerable during the pandemic
The purpose of this guidance is to emphasise the need for vulnerable groups to be taken account of in the pandemic flu plans drawn up by primary care organisations and their partners (NHS trusts, foundation trusts, local authorities and the third sector). The guidance is for England only.