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Managing influenza-like illness (ILI) in nursing and residential homes during the current influenza pandemic (WHO Phase 6)
— Version 2.0 - 30 July 2009 | | Corporate Author | Health Protection Agency - HPA |
| Publisher | Electronic format, 30 July 2009 |
| Pages | 7 pp |
| Source | Download from website (31/7/09): http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1248... |
| Keywords | Influenza ; Public health ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Standards of provision. |
| Annotation | This guidance aims to provide advice on the generic management of cases or outbreaks of flu-like illness in nursing and residential homes and provides specific guidance appropriate to pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza. General information on pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza can be found on the Health Protection Agency (HPA) website (at www.hpa.org.uk). Care homes should telephone the GP or the National Pandemic Flu Service (NPFS) for a clinical assessment of possible influenza in their residents. Care homes should report any clinically diagnosed cases of pandemic influenza or more than two cases of influenza-like illness in a 48 hour period to their local Health Protection Unit by their usual local reporting mechanisms for further advice on management and outbreak prevention and control. Further advice and information is given in this Guidance document which will be revised when necessary. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090731201 E |
| Classmark | CJM: RC: KW: LHB: 583 |
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