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Swine flu

Everything you need to know

Links on this site include:

  • advice about prevention and treatment
  • advice for pregnant women and parents
  • travel advice
  • latest updates or alerts
  • what the government is doing.

If you feel you may have swine flu

  • Stay at home
  • Contact your doctor or
  • Contact NHS Direct – phone: 0845 4647

See also NHS Choices – symptoms of swine flu.

Information for businesses

The government has produced various documents to help businesses prepare to meet the threat of pandemic flu, including risk assessment guidance:

Guidance for schools

Guidance documents for schools, produced by both the Health Protection Agency and the County Council, are available to download from our Czone website.

Pandemic flu

For information and advice about pandemic flu from a local to a worldwide perspective, see our page on pandemic influenza.

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