UK planning assumptions for Swine Flu

Cabinet Office has published the attached documents in relation to the currenyt outbreak of swine flu.

These UK planning assumptions (dated 16 July 2009) relate to the current A(H1N1) Swine Flu epidemic and are appropriate for the first wave. They provide a common agreed basis for planning across all public and private sector organisations.

• UK Planning Assumptions – 16 July 2009 (PDF 6 pages, 65KB)

As further UK and international surveillance data emerges, Cabinet Office will refine and extend these planning assumptions. In the meantime, any planning for future periods should be based on the standard reasonable worst case assumptions promulgated in pre-pandemic planning as set out in the National Framework for responding to an influenza pandemic’ Chapter 3 [PDF, 18 pages, 474KB].

The ‘Absence from Work’ data contained in this document has also been promulgated to businesses through the Business Link website www.businesslink.gov.uk/swineflu.

Further information

• For further information on these planning assumptions, contact ccscontrol@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk.