Planning for a Possible Influenza Pandemic – A Framework for Planners
Preparing to Manage Deaths
30th August 2007
This draft guidance paper 'Planning for a Possible Influenza Pandemic –
A Framework for Planners Preparing to Manage Deaths' has been prepared
by the Home Office. It sets out proposals on planning for the management of
potentially large numbers of deaths during a pandemic influenza outbreak.
The draft Framework is aimed at local planners preparing contingency plans
for the extraordinary circumstances we understand are possible. This forms
part of a suite of sensible contingency planning the Government has
underway to prepare for pandemic influenza.
The Home Office are also seeking the views of professionals in the field –
both representative organisations and individuals – and of the faith
communities on:
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the practicality of the measures proposed;
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whether additional or different measures would be helpful and, if so,
what;
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whether additional or different guidance might be helpful; and
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any concerns you may have about the different ways of working it is
suggested will be necessary to deal with these extraordinary events.
They are not seeking your views on
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the likelihood of these events occurring;
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the necessity for such planning; nor
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the planning assumptions themselves;
all of which are beyond the scope of this Framework.
