Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza

Appendix B: Links to other documents

National Action Plan for Human Influenza Pandemic

The National Action Plan for Human Influenza Pandemic (NAP) sets out how the Australian government and state, territory and local governments will cooperate in prevention, preparedness, response and recovery from a human influenza pandemic.
The NAP is available at www.pmc.gov.au/publications/pandemic/index.cfm

Annexes to the AHMPPI currently available

• Interim Infection Control Guidelines for Pandemic Influenza in Healthcare and Community Settings (June 2006) contains guidance primarily for health professionals regarding infection control, for health care and community settings, in the management of pandemic influenza patients.
• Interim National Pandemic Influenza Clinical Guidelines (June 2006) contains guidance primarily for health professionals regarding the assessment and management of avian and pandemic influenza patients.
• The Infection Control Guidelines and the Clinical Guidelines are currently being reviewed and will be combined in a future publication.
• Communications Strategy Overview (May 2006). Communicating to businesses, non-government organisations and individuals is an essential component of an influenza pandemic planning and response strategy. This communication strategy supports the preparation for, response to and recovery from an influenza pandemic as outlined in the Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza (AHMPPI).

These annexes are available at www.flupandemic.gov.au.

Exercise Cumpston ‘06

Exercise Cumpston ‘06 tested Australia’s preparedness in responding to widespread human-to-human transmission of a new strain of the influenza virus. This report outlines key findings and recommendations. The report is available at www.flupandemic.gov.au.

State and territory pandemic plans

Information on individual state and territory preparedness plans for an influenza pandemic can be found through the following website home pages.

• ACT—Australian Capital Territory www.health.act.gov.au
• NSW—New South Wales www.health.nsw.gov.au
• NT—Northern Territory www.nt.gov.au/health
• QLD—Queensland www.health.qld.gov.au
• SA—South Australia www.health.sa.gov.au
• TAS—Tasmania www.pandemic.tas.gov.au
• VIC—Victoria www.health.vic.gov.au
• WA—Western Australia www.public.health.wa.gov.au

Detailed jurisdictional links can be found on www.flupandemic.gov.au.

World Health Organization pandemic plan

The World Health Organization provides up to date information about avian influenza outbreaks around the world. It also has information regarding preparedness planning for an influenza pandemic and resources that can be used to provide information for planning.

http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/pandemic/en/index.html

Business Continuity Guide and Small Business Kit

The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) has developed a Business Continuity Guide and Small Business Kit to help Australian businesses consider what impact a human influenza pandemic might have on their businesses and act to put contingency plans in place.
Information on the Business Continuity Guide and Small Business Kit for an influenza pandemic can be found on the following website www.innovation.gov.au.

Business continuity kit for non-government organisations

The Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs has developed a Business Continuity Kit for Non-Government Organisations entitled Building Resilience Through Business Continuity and Pandemic Planning to assist community organisations prepare pandemic and business continuity plans. These plans will help community organisations mitigate the adverse community and social impacts of a potential influenza pandemic or other crises/disasters.

The kit is available on the following website www.facsia.gov.au/communities/pandemic-influenza

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This information is current for 03 September, 2010
This information was issued on 05 December, 2008