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Weekly Situation Reports

Due to low Influenza A H1N1v activity the Weekly Influenza Situation Reports are no longer being published. From now on HPS will produce a general Influenza Update Report every two weeks. Influenza A H1N1v activity will be monitored as part of the routine flu surveillance and is included in this report. However, should influenza activity increase again we will return to a weekly reporting schedule.

To view all news items relating to the Influenza A H1N1v situation please view the HPS News Archive.

Advice for the Public

If you could see flu germs, you'd see how quickly they spread.

Cold and flu germs can live on some surfaces for hours. Always carry tissues with you and use them to catch your cough or sneeze. Bin the tissue, and to kill the germs, wash your hands with soap and water, or use a sanitiser gel. This is the best way to help slow the spread of flu. Flu. Protect yourself and others.

Further sources of information:

Scottish Government: Swine Flu Pandemic - information for the public (external weblink)
NHS 24: Questions and Answers (external weblink)
Directgov: Swine flu - everything you need to know (external weblink)
Department of Health: Swine flu information sheet for asylum seekers, refugees and other foreign nationals in the UK (external weblink)

Current Guidance

All documents published on this page should be treated as current, regardless of date last updated. Any updated or new documents will be published on this page as soon as possible.

Infection Control Principles | Hospital Settings | Primary Care Settings
Advice to Support H1N1 Vaccination | Non-clinical Settings | Port Health (Travel)
Clinical Guidance

Infection Control Principles
Type of Document	Document Name	Date Last Amended
Guidance UPDATED	General information on Influenza A H1N1v	08 January 2010
Guidance UPDATED	Modes of Transmission of Influenza A H1N1v and Transmission Based Precautions (TBPs)	08 January 2010

Hospitals Settings
Type of Document	Document Name	Date Last Amended
Guidance (Checklist) UPDATED	Checklist of Infection Control Precautions to Minimise Transmission of Influenza A H1N1v in the Hospital Setting	08 January 2010
Guidance	Pandemic Flu: Guidance for infection control in hospitals and primary care settings	2008
Advice	Donning and Removal of Personal Protective Equipment	18 September 2009
Guidance	Guidance for Health Protection Teams on the Use of Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) in the Treatment Phase of Influenza A H1N1v Pandemic	12 November 2009

Primary Care Settings
Type of Document	Document Name	Date Last Amended
Guidance (Checklist) UPDATED	Checklist of Infection Control Precautions to Minimise Transmission of Influenza A H1N1v in the Primary Care Practice Setting	08 January 2010
Advice Statement	British Thoracic Society and British Paediatric Respiratory Society statement on the use of nebulisers in patients where influenza A/H1N1v infection is suspected	August 2009
Guidance	GPs may wish to familiarise themselves with the information published in January 2009 by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the British Medical Association. Preparing for pandemic influenza - Guidance for GP Practices (external weblink)	01 December 2008
Advice	Antiviral Prescribing: Summary of prescribing guidance for Health Protection Teams	12 May 2009
Guidance UPDATED	Checklist of Infection Control Precautions to minimise transmission of Influenza A H1N1v in the General Dental Practice setting	08 January 2010
FAQs	Health care workers (HCWs) caring for suspected (clinically diagnosed) or confirmed cases of Influenza A(H1N1)v: Frequently Asked Questions	13 November 2009
FAQs	FFP3 Respirators: Frequently Asked Questions	13 November 2009
Advice	Donning and Removal of Personal Protective Equipment	18 September 2009
Guidance	Guidance for Health Protection Teams on the Use of Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) in the Treatment Phase of Influenza A H1N1v Pandemic	12 November 2009
Guidance NEW	Department of Health: Pandemic influenza: summary infection control guidance for ambulance services during an influenza pandemic (external weblink)	08 January 2010

Advice to Support H1N1 Vaccination
Type of Document	Document Name	Date Last Amended
Advice	Advice on the Preparation and Administration of the Vaccine: Bung Management Statement	16 November 2009
Advice	Immunisation of Pregnant Women against Influenza A H1N1(v)	03 December 2009
Guidance	Vaccination in Pregnant Women - Recommended Urgent Actions for General Practices and Template Letter	10 December 2009
Guidance	The 'Green Book' Chapter 23a Pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v 2009 (external weblink)	14 December 2009

Non-Clinical Settings
Type of Document	Document Name	Date Last Amended
Guidance	Checklist of Infection Control Precautions to Minimise Transmission of Influenza A H1N1v when Providing Care in the Patient's/Client's Home	02 October 2009
Advice	Preventing and controlling the spread of swine flu: Advice for schools and nurseries	10 November 2009
Guidance	Universities & Colleges / Guidance on Planning: Influenza Pandemic (external weblink) This SG guidance offers help to colleges and universities in taking practical action to ensure that this sector is as well prepared as possible for dealing with the effects the pandemic.	September 2009

Port Health (Travel)
Type of Document	Document Name	Date Last Amended
Guidance	Guidance for Management of Suspected Cases of Influenza A H1N1v on Offshore Installations	18 September 2009
Guidance	TPH2 - HPS Guidance on action at airports for the Treatment Phase during an Influenza A (H1N1v) Pandemic with TPH6 as Annex	06 August 2009
Guidance	TPH3 - HPS Guidance on action at sea ports for the Treatment Phase during an Influenza A (H1N1v) Pandemic with TPH6 as Annex	06 August 2009
Guidance	TPH6 - HPS Guidance (Treatment Phase) - onward travel of passengers arriving at air or sea ports	06 August 2009
Guidance	TPH7 - HPS Guidance on cleaning aircraft after passenger or crew has been identified as a possible case of Influenza A (H1N1v)	01 July 2009

Clinical Guidance
Type of Document	Document Name and Authoring Body	Date Last Amended
Guidance	Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza: Clinical Management Guidelines for Adults and Children (external link) Department of Health	30 October 2009
Guidance	Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza: Clinical Management Guidelines for Pregnancy (external link) Department of Health and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists	30 October 2009
References and Online Resources	Information on Pregnancy and Influenza A H1N1v: Online Resource List	23 November 2009

Publications

Outbreak Reports

Scottish Vaccine Update

Issue 7: August 2009

Education and Training Materials

HPS and NHS Education for Scotland Training Programme
Infection Prevention and Control Measures: Pandemic Flu
In addition NES has prepared further educational resources to support NHS Boards
Pandemic Flu H1N1 Current Educational Solutions to Support NHS Boards (external weblink)
Department of Health
Respirator fit testing leaflet and posters (external weblink)

Further sources of information from Health Protection Scotland

Influenza - general information
Influenza - infection control care of those known or suspected to have influenza in healthcare settings
Pandemic Influenza Planning

Additional information sources (external weblinks)

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