Pandemic Planning

Current News

Visit www.emergency.health.nsw.gov.au/ for the most up-to-date information on Swine Influenza (H1N1).

Pandemic Preparedness

This site provides links to local (Hunter New England Health), State, National and International plans, policies and documents to improve preparedness for pandemic influenza. Being prepared will help reduce the affects of a pandemic.

• Information for HNE Health Staff
  Includes fact sheets, general information, pandemic plans, exercises
  Please note: This page is only accessible via the HNE Health Intranet and cannot be viewed from an external Internet connection
  
  
• Information for General Practitioners and healthcare workers
  Includes fact sheets, general information, treatment, useful web links
  
  
• Information for Families and the Community
  Includes fact sheets, FAQs, and useful web links
  
  
• Information for Businesses 
  Link to a range of tools to help your business prepare for an influenza pandemic or other health emergency
  
  
• Be Prepared
  Link to information about preparing in case of an emergency or a disaster
• Local information

Recent Exercises

• Exercise Forrest Gump (XFG) (2009)
  Read the final XFG Summary Report.
  Exercise Forrest Gump (XFG): How did we perform? 
• Ring O Rosie (2008)
  Pandemic lessons from exercise Ring O Rosie.

Contact Details

• For further information contact Hunter New England Population Health.