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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This draft guidance paper 'Planning for a Possible Influenza Pandemic – A Framework for Planners Preparing to Manage Deaths' has been prepared by the Home Office.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:

• the practicality of the measures proposed;
• whether additional or different measures would be helpful and, if so, what;
• whether additional or different guidance might be helpful; and
• 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

• the likelihood of these events occurring;
• the necessity for such planning; nor
• the planning assumptions themselves;

all of which are beyond the scope of this Framework.

• Planning for a Possible Influenza Pandemic – A Framework for Planners Preparing to Manage Deaths [PDF 280KB, 35 pages]