All Ian Dalton articles – Page 8
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InformationIan Dalton's swine flu update - preparing for winter pressures
In his weekly update for HSJ and Nursing Times, national director for NHS flu resilience Ian Dalton discusses the latest developments in UK swine flu preparations
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InformationIan Dalton's swine flu update - preparing to deliver the vaccination programme
In his weekly update for HSJ and Nursing Times, national director for NHS flu resilience Ian Dalton discusses what is being done to prepare for the upcoming swine flu vaccination programme
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InformationIan Dalton's swine flu update - preparing for a possible second wave
In his weekly update for HSJ and Nursing Times, national director for NHS flu resilience Ian Dalton discusses what is being done to ensure the NHS is prepared for a possible second wave of swine flu
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InformationIan Dalton's swine flu update - vaccination strategy
In his weekly update for HSJ and Nursing Times, national director for NHS flu resilience Ian Dalton discusses how the swine flu vaccine will be delivered
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InformationIan Dalton's swine flu update - critical care can cope with increased capacity
In his fifth weekly update for Nursing Times and HSJ, national director for NHS flu resilience Ian Dalton discusses increasing critical care during the second wave of swine flu
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NewsNHS can double intensive care beds for swine flu peak
The NHS is capable of doubling the amount of intensive care beds available should there be a peak in the number of people hospitalised by swine flu, the government has announced.
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NewsNHS 'not ready' for swine flu pandemic - Tories
The Conservative Party has claimed the NHS is “ill-prepared” for the second wave of swine flu many experts believe will strike the UK in the coming months.
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NewsSwine flu vaccination programme extended to pharmacists
Frontline pharmacists and their staff must be included in the priority swine flu vaccination programme, NHS flu resilience director Ian Dalton has said.
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InformationIan Dalton's swine flu update - revised planning assumptions
In his fourth weekly update for HSJ and Nursing Times, national director for NHS flu resilience Ian Dalton discusses the revised planning assumptions for the pandemic
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InformationIan Dalton's swine flu update - critical care capacity under review
In his third weekly update for HSJ and Nursing Times, national director for NHS flu resilience Ian Dalton discusses the expected autumn swine flu surge
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Czar toppled
End Game hears that swine flu czar Ian Dalton encountered dangerous farmyard animals of a different kind last week, becoming the latest high profile dog walker to become the unfortunate victim of a herd of cows.
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InformationIan Dalton's swine flu update - NHS must prepare for autumn surge
In his second weekly update for HSJ and Nursing Times, national director for NHS flu resilience Ian Dalton discusses the expected autumn swine flu surge
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Swine Flu: Authorisation of the supply of antivirals
Ian Dalton, National Director for NHS Flu Resilience, has today written out jointly with the Royal College of GPs and the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee to all GPs to confirm the revised procedure for authorising the supply of antivirals from antiviral collection points.
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NewsSwine flu pandemic could set the scene for a remote diagnosis boom
A think tank claims remote diagnosis using the internet and call centres is the way forward for the NHS.
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NewsDH director of immunisation tells nurses they have a 'duty' to have swine flu jab
The Department of Health’s director of immunisation has said nurses have a responsibility to be vaccinated against swine flu, after a survey by HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times revealed one third of frontline nurses do not want the jab.
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InformationWeekly swine flu update from the Department of Health
In the first of a regular weekly update from the Department of Health, exclusive to HSJ and Nursing Times, national director of NHS flu resilience Ian Dalton discusses what health managers and nurses need to know about the swine flu pandemic
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NewsSwine flu hotline staff 'viewing NHS records'
Reports suggest NHS staff records and disciplinary complaints could be accessed by workers manning the government’s swine flu hotline, according to the Mail on Sunday.
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NewsSwine flu vaccination plans still in the works
The government wants GPs to be the “bedrock” of the swine flu vaccination programme, but has not yet agreed details.
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Swine flu: letter to Social Care Reference Group
I will be concentrating my efforts on supporting social care by working to: Build capacity and resilience across all sectors; Ensure we are working closely with health colleagues nationally, regionally and locally to increase readiness; Ensure leadership and direction is given to all those involved in the management and delivery ...
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NewsAndy Burnham seeks swine flu critical care assurance
Health secretary Andy Burnham has asked the NHS for assurance it can increase critical care capacity to cope with a potential surge in swine flu.