If you have Flu like symptoms please stay
at home and do as you have traditionally done. Only contact
the doctor if symptoms are unusually severe or protracted.
If you have any queries please contact NHS
Direct by telephone or by their website www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
.
Please do not come to the surgery. If you
have any further questions which have not been covered by
the NHS direct website then telephone us. If you need to
speak to a doctor then please do this by telephone.
The best way to protect yourself from catching
flu is to wash your hands frequently. If you have flu like
symptoms then always use a tissue if you cough or sneeze
– Catch it, Bin it, Kill it and wash your hands.
Prophylaxis and contact tracing
There is no longer the requirement to carry
out contact tracing or routinely arrange antiviral treatment
as prophylaxis. However, the CMO letter states that doctors
can offer prophylaxis to contacts of cases if for example,
a household member has serious underlying health problems
or there are other special circumstances.
Priority Groups for treatment
Doctors will give priority to early treatment
with antivirals for people in the higher risk groups. These
are people with
Chronic lung disease
Chronic heart disease
Chronic kidney disease
Chronic liver disease
Chronic neurological disease
Immunosuppression (whether caused
by disease or treatment)
Diabetes mellitus
And
Patients who have had drug treatment for
their asthma within the past three years
