Northern Ireland HSC influenza pandemic - preparedness and response guidance
Operational guidance on the Northern Ireland implementation of the UK 'Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy' has been published.
The guidance for health and social care workers is intended to support local preparedness and response planning in Northern Ireland.
The key lessons learned from the 2009 pandemic are to:
- develop improved plans for the initial response to a new pandemic
- ensure a response that is proportionate to a range of scenarios
- allow for differences in the rate and pattern of spread of the disease
- develop improved plans for managing the end of an influenza pandemic
The guidance should be read together with the 'UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy 2011'.
Current information relating to pandemic influenza can be viewed on nidirect.