Hot topic: Swine flu
The council is working with the Primary Care Trust and the Health Protection Agency to ensure that Hammersmith and Fulham is prepared for any outbreak of swine flu locally.
If you have flu-like symptoms and are concerned that you may have swine flu:
Stay at home and check your symptoms at the
National Pandemic Flu Service
.
If you do not have internet access, the same service can be accessed by: Telephone 0800 1 513 100, or Minicom 0800 1 513 200.
You should call your GP directly if:
- you have a serious underlying illness
- you are pregnant
- you have a sick child under one year old
- your condition suddenly gets much worse
- your condition is still getting worse after seven days (or five days for a child)
Note: The National Pandemic Flu Service is a self-care service that will assess your symptoms and, if required, provide an authorisation number which can be used to collect antiviral medication from a local collection point.
For more information about how the NHS is managing the growing swine flu pandemic in England, please
read the latest official advice
.
Hammersmith and Fulham specific information is available at www.hf.nhs.uk/flu
.
National information is available at www.nhs.uk
and the swine flu information line on 0800 1 513 513.
Latest h&f news
Swine flu is mild but spreading - June 26
Information for parents - June 17
Swine flu confirmed at Bentworth - June 16
Schools letter to parents, guardians and carers - 26 06 09
External sites with information about Swine flu
For latest news updates visit the BBC news pages
Also useful: The Health Protection Agency and Local Directgov
Swine flu information for businesses (pdf)
This NHS booklet explains how businesses can help reduce the spread of flu.
