DH - Planning for pandemic influenza in social care - 23 Jan 09

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Pandemic influenza: guidance for commissioners and providers of social care
The aim of this guidance is to equip local authorities and other social care organisations with the tools and resources needed to plan for, and meet the challenges presented by, pandemic influenza

Pandemic influenza: guidance for commissioners and providers of social care, includes nine modules:

• Module 1:  Introduction and key facts
• Module 2: Communication roles and responsibilities
• Module 3: Planning (appendix: impact calculator)
• Module 4: Infection control
• Module 5: Managing assessment, death and fair access to care
• Module 6: Induction training for staff
• Module 7: Surveillance
• Module 8: Recovery
• Module 9: Self-assessment

Modules 1,2, and 9 are now available and the remaining modules will be published over the next few weeks

• Download module 1: Introduction to pandemic flu (PDF, 124K)
• Download module 2: roles and responsibilities (PDF, 141K)
• Download module 3: planning - impact calculator (XLS, 50K)
• Download module 9: self-assessment (XLS, 150K)

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