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Exercise Prometheus

  • Document type:
    Guidance
  • Author:
    Health Protection Agency for Department of Health
  • Published date:
    10 September 2009
  • Publication format:
    Electronic only
  • Gateway reference:
    12582
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

Exercise Prometheus is a Department of Health funded exercise for the social care sector to assess and develop its resilience planning in readiness for a second wave of the pandemic swine flu. Designed as an 'off the shelf' package primarily for use by local authorities in partnership with their local  providers of social care, the exercise has been developed by the Health Protection Agency from experience gained in previous pandemic influenza exercises.

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  • Contact:
    We actively welcome any feedback from those who have delivered or participated in the exercise. If you wish to do so, please write to the email address below, including 'Social Care - Prometheus' in the subject box
  • Email:
    pandemicflu@dh.gsi.gov.uk?subject=Social Care - Prometheus
  • Contact:
    If you require a copy of the DVD please send an email, stating your full name, job title, name of your organisation and full address, to
  • Email:
    exercises@hpa.org.uk

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