Developing Psychosocial Resilience: How to cope in a crisis [eg pandemics] – UK Dept of Health – 16 December 2009
Developing Psychosocial Resilience: How to cope in a crisis [eg pandemics] – UK Dept of Health
Document type: Guidance
Author: [UK] Department of Health
Published date: 16 December 2009
The audience for this training module will be:
•Members of Pandemic Influenza coordination committees
•Chief executives of health boards; health authorities & primary and secondary care organisations
•Staff working in Mental Health services
•Ambulance [...]
Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources – The Essentials – September 2009
Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources – The Essentials – September 2009
“This guide from Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) can help community planners prepare for public health emergencies, such as pandemic flu, when demand for medical resources outweighs supply. The guide includes information on ethical and [...]
WHO Guidelines for Pharmacological Management of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza and other Influenza Viruses – 20 August 2009
WHO Guidelines for Pharmacological Management of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza and other Influenza Viruses
Publication date: 20 August 2009
“The purpose of this document is to provide a basis for advice to clinicians on the use of the currently available antivirals for patients presenting with illness due to influenza virus infection as well the potential use of [...]
Pandemic flu: planning and responding to primary care capacity challenges – UK – August 2009
Pandemic flu: planning and responding to primary care capacity challenges
New guidance has been published for PCTs on how to deliver primary care services whilst potentially short staffed and how to cope with increased patient demand during the pandemic and the anticipated seasonal flu.
UK Department of Health – publications
A National Agenda for Public Health Systems Research on Emergency Preparedness – RAND Corporation – August 2009
A National Agenda for Public Health Systems Research on Emergency Preparedness – RAND Corporation – August
By: Joie Acosta, Christopher Nelson, Ellen Burke Beckjord, Shoshana R. Shelton, Erin Murphy, Kristin J. Leuschner, Jeffrey Wasserman 126 p. Document Number: TR-660-DHHS 2009
“Improving public health emergency preparedness is at the top of the national agenda, but the lack of [...]
Swine flu pandemic advice – UK Care Quality Commission – 12 August 2009
Swine flu pandemic advice – UK Care Quality Commission
12 August 2009
“We have developed advice for care providers during the swine flu pandemic.
Health and adult social care regulations continue to apply during a flu pandemic, unless otherwise announced by the Department of Health. This situation is being kept under review and may change.
Please refer to the [...]
Risk Communication in the Early Stages of the H1N1 (Swine Flu) Alert – How Effective Were State and Local Public Health Departments? – US – August 2009
Risk Communication in the Early Stages of the H1N1 (Swine Flu) Alert – How Effective Were State and Local Public Health Departments?
By: Jeanne S. Ringel, Elizabeth Trentacost, Nicole Lurie
Presents an assessment of how effectively state and local health departments communicated information regarding the April 2009 H1N1 virus (swine flu) outbreak via the Web to their [...]
Pandemic vaccine priority for most at risk – UK – 13 August 2009
Pandemic vaccine priority for most at risk
13 August 2009 17:25
UK Department of Health (National)
“More than 11 million people in England will be targeted first
The priority groups who will be first in line for vaccination against swine flu will include pregnant women, frontline health and social care workers, and everyone in at-risk groups aged over six [...]
Exercise Cold Play II – pandemic planning exercise – UK – 13 August 2009
Exercise Cold Play II
Document type: Guidance
Author: UK Department of Health
Published date: 13 August 2009
Primary audience: Health and social care professionals
“Exercise Cold Play II is a Department of Health funded exercise designed as an ‘off the shelf’ package for use by health organisations and partner organisations within the UK. It has been developed from experience gained [...]
Pandemic influenza: guidance on meeting the needs of those who are or may become vulnerable during the pandemic – UK – 5 August 2009
Pandemic influenza: guidance on meeting the needs of those who are or may become vulnerable during the pandemic
Document type: Guidance
Author: UK Department of Health
Published date: 5 August 2009
Pages: 22
This is an update of draft guidance published in August 2008. This updated guidance is to support organisations in their planning for those people who are or [...]
Influenza Pandemic: Gaps in Pandemic Planning and Preparedness Need to Be Addressed – US GAO – 29 July 2009
Influenza Pandemic: Gaps in Pandemic Planning and Preparedness Need to Be Addressed – Statement of Bernice Steinhardt Director, Strategic Issues, US Government Accountability Office – 29 July 2009 30p.
“Why GAO Did This Study
As the current H1N1 outbreak underscores, an influenza pandemic remains a real threat to our nation. Over the past 3 years, GAO conducted [...]
National Pandemic Flu Service launched as England reaches 100,000 new cases – 23 July 2009
National Pandemic Flu Service launched as England reaches 100,000 new cases from: The British Journal of Healthcare Computing and Information Management 23 July 2009
“The National Pandemic Flu Service was launched this afternoon by Health Secretary Andy Burnham. The new service is a dedicated website and phone line for people to check their symptoms and get [...]
Pandemic flu: ensuring the NHS is ready – NHS confederation briefing – 13 July 2009
Pandemic flu: ensuring the NHS is ready – NHS confederation briefing – 13 July 2009 – 6 p.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Pandemic Potential of a Strain of Influenza A (H1N1) : Early Findings – article from Science 11 May 2009
Pandemic Potential of a Strain of Influenza A (H1N1) : Early Findings – article in Science
Christophe Fraser 1, Christl A. Donnelly 1, Simon Cauchemez 1, William P. Hanage 1, Maria D. Van Kerkhove 1, T. Déirdre Hollingsworth 1, Jamie Griffin 1, Rebecca F. Baggaley 1, Helen E. Jenkins 1, Emily J. Lyons 1, Thibaut Jombart [...]
