Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza

B6. Flexible policy

It is acknowledged that an influenza pandemic will have considerable impact on the health system and on individuals. Every attempt will be made to prioritise health care delivery so that life-saving services are maintained.

Actions taken to control the pandemic will be tailored to fit the situation, to ensure that resources are used in the most appropriate manner. This will ensure that the least disruptive control measures could be used where appropriate. Flexibility is afforded by the use of policy that can respond to the:

• changes in our pandemic planning assumptions
• severity of the situation
• resources we have available (see Part 1, Section B7).

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