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Swine Flu

Flu virus
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The Health Protection Agency is coordinating the national advice concerning the outbreak of swine flu and regular updates as to the current situation can be found online.

To contact the National Pandemic Flu Service  visit their website or use free phone telephone number 0800 1 513 100 or Minicom: 0800 1 513 200

  • Department of Health - Pandemic Flu page - this is frequently updated.

  • Directgov will provide official updates from across government about Swine Flu

  •  Pandemic Flu Guidance for Schools - Based on the work done in July 2006, new guidance has been produced to help schools plan for a human flu pandemic as well as separate guidance available for further education colleges and higher education institutions and brief information for parents.

  •  Practical Advice for Business - The more employers and employees know about how to prevent infection, the more resilient businesses will be.

Now is the time to choose your flu friends. Berkshire West NHS has prepared some information leaflets, available below, which will assist you.

Also available below is a poster from the Health Protection Agency giving guidance on swine flu and going to school or work.

For information on human pandemic flu please use the links below: 

Swine Flu and going to school and work
Swine Flu and going to school and work - [43 KB] Swine flu poster
NHS information about flu friends
NHS information about flu friends - [49 KB] NHS information on the need to identify some flu friends
Prepare your home for a flu pandemic
Prepare your home for a flu pandemic - [42 KB] NHS document on how to prepare your home for a flu pandemic