TABLE 1 - NATIONAL PRIORITIES How they are being addressed National priorities Current Arrangements Examples of Joint Working Agencies involved Intended Actions The NHSH pandemic Joint working with Argyll and Audit and evaluation to influenza plan informed the Bute Council and Highland identify further opportunities management of the H1N1 Council in the control of the to improve preparedness epidemic. pandemic and learn lessons for other health protection issues Resources have been Joint working with Argyll and A potential pandemic of developed and systems Bute Council and Highland ABC/ HC/ NHSH influenza Revise pandemic flu plans evolved as a result of the Council implementing the for future emergent strains. experience of the H1N1 vaccination campaign swine flu situation and the subsequent vaccination campaign Guidance for the Promoting effective management of viral infection control practices in Healthcare associated outbreaks in care homes. care homes infections and For more detail on the HAI ABC/ HC/ NHSH antimicrobial resistance agenda see workplan of NHSH Infection Control Committee Continuation of routine vaccination programs Embedding annual HPV (Childhood, seasonal vaccination of S2 pupils in Vaccine Preventable influenza) routine service. Diseases and the impact Collaboration with both local Introduce measles of them on current and ABC/ HC/ NHSH authorities to ensure effective vaccination into school planned immunisation Continuation of HPV delivery of the HPV vaccine leaving booster programme programs vaccination program in schools, in addition to provision of dT/IPV and measles boosters
TABLE 1 - NATIONAL PRIORITIES How they are being addressed National priorities Current Arrangements Examples of Joint Working Agencies involved Intended Actions A potential pandemic of influenza The NHSH pandemic influenza plan informed the management of the H1N1 epidemic. Joint working with Argyll and Bute Council and Highland Council in the control of the pandemic ABC/ HC/ NHSH Audit and evaluation to identify further opportunities to improve preparedness and learn lessons for other health protection issues Revise pandemic flu plans for future emergent strains. Resources have been developed and systems evolved as a result of the experience of the H1N1 swine flu situation and the subsequent vaccination campaign Joint working with Argyll and Bute Council and Highland Council implementing the vaccination campaign Healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial resistance Guidance for the management of viral outbreaks in care homes. For more detail on the HAI agenda see workplan of NHSH Infection Control Committee ABC/ HC/ NHSH Promoting effective infection control practices in care homes Vaccine Preventable Diseases and the impact of them on current and planned immunisation programs Continuation of routine vaccination programs (Childhood, seasonal influenza) Collaboration with both local authorities to ensure effective delivery of the HPV vaccine in schools, in addition to provision of dT/IPV and measles boosters ABC/ HC/ NHSH Embedding annual HPV vaccination of S2 pupils in routine service. Introduce measles vaccination into school leaving booster programme Continuation of HPV vaccination program
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