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Originator: CMO Messaging

From: Department of Health & Social Care

Issue date: 03-Dec-2019 09:03:54

This alert has been issued to:
  • NHS Regional Offices
  • NHS Foundation Trusts (England) - Medical Director
  • NHS Foundation Trusts (England) - Chief Executive
  • NHS Trusts (England) - Medical Director
  • CMO Urgent Messages - Recipients on Public Health Link
  • NHS Trusts (England) - Chief Executive

  • Other contacts
  • Clinical Commissioning Groups
  • Special Health Authorities
  • CMO Urgent Messages - Non-NHS Recipients on Public Health Link
  • Territorial CMOs in Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
  • GP - Locum
  • NHS 111 and Out of hours providers
  • GP Practices

Action category: Class 1: Immediate

Title: Influenza Season 2019/20: Use of antiviral medicines

Broadcast content: Surveillance data indicates an increase in influenza cases in the community. Prescribers may now prescribe and pharmacists may now supply antiviral medicines for the prophylaxis and treatment of influenza at NHS expense.

Hospital clinicians should continue to prescribe antiviral medicines for patients whose illness is confirmed or clinically suspected to be due to influenza, in accordance with PHE guidance for the treatment of complicated influenza.

Please see the attached alert for further information.


Additional information: NHS Regional Offices: please cascade to community pharmacy.

Alert reference: CEM/CMO/2019/004

Attachments:
Cascade to:
  • #GP#
  • #ACCIDENTEMERGENCY#
  • #COMMUNITYPHARMACISTS#
  • #NURSES#
  • #HospitalPharmacy#


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