Influenza
The Department of Health (DH) issued guidance in May 2008 on pandemic flu planning, including 'management of death certification and cremation certification' and 'infection control in critical care'. Further information is available on the DH website: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publichealth/Flu/PandemicFlu/index.htm
Pandemic flu - Joint NHSE/GPC agreement on practice resource maintenance - May 2008
NHS Employers and the BMA's General Practitioners Committee have reached agreement on the maintenance of GMS practice resources in the event of an influenza pandemic.Pandemic flu - Infection control interim guidance, May 2006
This is a joint guidance with the GPC and RCGP and covers keeping the flu pandemic in proportion, physical separation in the surgery, general working procedures, infection control precautions, enviromental infection control, home visiting teams, immune staff and a checklist for practices on current plandemic planning.Flu pandemic preparations, service continuity planning - April 2006
In response to the potential threat of a flu pandemic the GPC and RCGP have been working together through a joint RCGP/GPC Emergency Planning Group (Pandemic Influenza). The aim of the group is to provide advice and guidance specific to general practice on a range of issues that will need to be engaged in the event of a pandemic.
Key flu pandemic links
Useful sources of information on the flu pandemic.Read more here