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FOREWORD
This guidance aims to encourage and support local authorities and others who provide community care services in planning for a human influenza pandemic. It provides background information on pandemic influenza, the impact and potential implications for community care services. It also highlights issues that local authorities will need to consider for example managing staff absences, training and education which is consistent with the Scottish Framework for Responding to an Influenza Pandemic.
All those responsible for planning or managing services should plan for a pandemic as part of their normal planning for responding to any emergency or 'business continuity' planning and the Scottish Government recognises that some organisations are already active in terms of preparing for a pandemic.
The guidance sets out the processes that we would use to get information to local authorities. It also stresses the importance of reviewing plans periodically as our understanding of the disease develops as there may be too little time immediately before the arrival of a pandemic to review plans and take necessary action.
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