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Planning for a Human Flu Pandemic - Guidance for Schools, Childcare and Children's Services in Scotland

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Annex A

Background: Other Published Information and Guidance

Scottish Executive Health Department Pandemic Flu Website http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/pandemicflu/

UK Health Departments' Pandemic Influenza Contingency Plan http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/pandemicflu/Pages/PanFluContingency.htm

Explaining Pandemic Flu - a guide from the Chief Medical Officer http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/pandemicflu/Pages/PanFlucmoguide.htm

Scottish version of the Cabinet Office guidance for key responders http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/pandemicflu/Pages/UpdatedContingency032006.htm

Cabinet Office advice to emergency planners: www.ukresilience.info/latest/human_pandemic.shtm

World Health Organization: www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/phase/en/index.html

The current WHO phase of alert, at the time of writing, is phase 3 (since 2004); a pandemic will be phase 6.

Administration of medicines in schools http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/education/amis-00.asp

Parentzone in Scotland - this is a portal to other websites which will offer information for parents on pandemic flu. http://www.parentzonescotland.gov.uk/index.asp

Scotland - other useful links

Scottish Executive
NHS 24 - 24 hour health service for Scotland
Scottish Chief Scientist Office
NHS Scotland - Emergencies
SHOW - Scotland's Health on the Web
Health Protection Scotland

NHS 24 helpline 08454 24 24 24, textphone 18001 0854 24 24 24

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