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Pandemic flu: A national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic

This document describes the Government's strategic approach for responding to an influenza pandemic published jointly by the Department of Health and the Cabinet Office. It provides background information and guidance to public and private organisations developing response plans. It updates and expands upon health advice and information contained in previous plans issued by UK health departments and is intended to replace those documents.

Supporting guidance includes an ethical framework and operating guidance for adult social care, ambulance services, mental health, community and acute healthcare, human resources and death certification and cremation certification.

• Download Pandemic flu: A national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic (PDF, 1732K)
• Responding to pandemic influenza - The ethical framework for policy
• Pandemic influenza: Guidance on preparing acute hospitals in England
• Pandemic influenza: Guidance for ambulance services and their staff in England
• Pandemic influenza: guidance for primary care trusts and primary care professionals on the provision of healthcare in a community setting in England
• An operational and strategic framework: planning for pandemic influenza in adult social care
• Pandemic influenza: guidance on preparing mental health services in England
• Pandemic flu: human resources guidance for the NHS
• Pandemic influenza: guidance on the management of death certification and cremation certification
• Pandemic influenza: guidance for planning for vulnerable groups - draft for comment
• Pandemic influenza: guidance on preparing maternity services in England - draft for comment
• Download equality impact assessment for guidance published on 6 August 2008 (PDF, 113K)