Update to Green Book Chapter 19 Influenza published
The update to Chapter 19 on Influenza includes: changes to the age at which at risk children should be offered flu vaccine if they have not received a dose previously guidance on the use of the live...
View ArticlePreparations for winter planning and reporting set out
David Flory, Deputy NHS Chief Executive and Shaun Gallagher, Acting Director General, Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships have set out preparations for winter planning and reporting,...
View ArticleHealth staff urged to get flu jab
Health staff are being urged to get vaccinated against flu to cut the risk of it spreading to patients and colleagues this winter. Frontline healthcare workers are more likely to be exposed to the...
View ArticleHealth staff reminded to get flu jab
Health staff are being reminded to get vaccinated against flu to cut the risk of it spreading to patients and colleagues this winter. Frontline healthcare workers are more likely to be exposed to the...
View ArticlePlans set out to prepare NHS for winter
Plans have been set out to help people keep well this winter and help the NHS prepare for winter and meet the increase in winter-related health problems always seen at this time of year. The Department...
View ArticleWinterwatch launches for 2012
From today, Winterwatch will bring you regular updates about how the NHS is coping with the increased demands on its services in the cold winter months and weekly information on levels of flu-like...
View ArticleSPI-M publish June 2012 modelling summary
The Scientific Pandemic Influenza Subgroup on Modelling (SPI-M) publishes a modelling summary that represents their consensus view. It is not a polished report of the group’s deliberations and...
View ArticleCommunications strategy agreed for potential flu pandemic
The Department of Health is publishing a communications strategy to assist in planning its response to a potential flu pandemic. This is a companion document to the UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness...
View ArticleUpdate on use of antivirals for flu prevention and treatment published
The Chief Medical Officer and Chief Pharmaceutical Officer have written to the NHS to advise that antiviral medicines may now be used for the prevention or treatment of flu in line with NICE...
View Article‘Catch it. Bin it. Kill it.’ campaign to help reduce flu infections
A campaign is launching today to encourage the public to adopt good respiratory and hand hygiene practices – to ‘Catch it. Bin it. Kill it.’ – to help stem flu infections. We are being encouraged to...
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