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As part of working across boundaries, the South West Peninsula Health Protection Unit would like to use this space to share and update information that has an impact on the wider population. We hope to provide pertinent and useful information on topics such as communicable disease, (specifically if there has been an increase in the activity of organisms) immunisation and vaccination, research and work taking place in collaboration with other professionals and individuals locally such as Offender Health. |
For further information, comment and suggestions on items in this area please contact:
Rachel Campbell - Specialist Health Protection Nurse
Devon Team - Tel 01803 861833, Email - Rachel.Campbell@hpa.org.uk
Newsletters, Updates and Information Items…
Swine Flu - Local and National Contacts and Information - Link
National HPA/HPU Swine Flu - Updated 1 July 09
- 01 July 2009: Update on swine flu cases
- 30 June 2009: Swine Flu Sample Resistant to Antiviral Oseltamivir
- 26 June 2009: Algorithms S6(i) and S6(ii) (replace algorithm S6)
- 6 June 2009: Case definition updated
- 24 June 2009: Weekly epidemiological update: week 26
- 24 June 2009: Daily epidemiological update
- 22 June 2009: Managing influenza-like illness (ILI) in nursing and residential homes during the current
- 22 June 2009: Managing influenza-like illness (ILI) in nursing and residential homes during the current influenza pandemic (WHO Phase 6) (PDF, 87 KB
Local HPA/HPU Issues
- SWPHPU - Update June 2009 - Ecoli 0157 - *** New 24 June***
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Guidance - Devon PCT - 20 April 09 (Jackie Morse - Head of Health Protection, Devon PCT)
- SWPHPU – Update February 2009 - Advice to pregnant women during the Lambing Season - A reminder - 3 Feb 09
- SWPHPU - Update January 2009 - Group A Streptococcal Disease (GAS)– 12 Jan 09
- Vaccination Newsletter No 1 - January 2009– 12 Jan 09
- Advice for people suffering with food poisoning or diarrhoea – Patient leaflet – posted Dec 08.
- PVL Panton Valentine Staphylococcus aureus. This is a boil producing staphylococcus aureus that is giving rise to an increasing number of problems for the public. As healthcare professionals you will probably see many cases of boils. Some clinicians will be aware of this but others may not have come across this as yet – posted Dec 08.
- Meningitis B vaccination trial. A new vaccine has been developed by Novaratis Vaccines and Diagnostics. This trial will be taking place in Exeter for the South West. The vaccine trial will be starting shortly and the process of recruiting volunteers is under way and being supported by the South West medicines for Children research Network – posted Dec 08.
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