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Swine flu information

Overview

Swansea University has a well-developed pandemic flu plan which it is following. Consistent with that plan, posters about hygiene precautions are now being distributed and displayed throughout campus.

The University's EMT will continue to communicate with staff and students on a regular basis and will update the University website with information as and when needed.

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Swine flu information

The UK has been preparing for a flu pandemic for the last five years, working with agencies at local, regional and national level. The Government has established a stockpile of enough antivirals to treat more than 33 million people.

All NHS organisations have pandemic flu plans in place and the Department of Health is now working closely with the NHS to ensure that these plans can be put into action so that the antivirals can be made available to the public very rapidly should we reach that stage.

Information on:

Symptons and getting help,
Public Health advice and travel info
Swine Flue leaflets in foreign languages,

Can be found at the following link. NHS Direct

Travel overseas

Plans to travel

Advice on how swine flu might affect your travel plans can be obtained for the country concerned from the Travel Advice section of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website at: http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-living-overseas/. Please ensure that you check the website for the latest advice before you travel.

Returning to UK from overseas

Anyone who has recently returned from an affected area, or has had contact with those who have, should monitor their health closely for seven days. There is no need to isolate yourself as long as you remain well. If however, during this period, you experience influenza like illness, you should stay at home and seek medical advice from a local health professional or by contacting NHS Direct Wales on 0845 46 47.

Feeling unwell – what to do

If you feel unwell with a fever and at least one of the other flu-like symptoms listed above, please:

Do not come into the University, stay at home and avoid contact with others
Call your GP or seek advice from NHS Direct on 0845 4647 (see below for link to the NHS Direct Wales website)
Students should contact the Director of Student Services on 01792 29 5356, or by email to s.w.wright@swansea.ac.uk.
Staff should contact Occupational Health on 01792 513045 or by email to c.anthony@swansea.ac.uk .

Note:

If you are a student in halls of residence, please isolate yourself in your room and contact your GP by phone or NHS Direct Wales (0845 4647). Please also inform your resident tutor, hall management staff and the Director of Student Services on 01792 29 5356, or by email to s.w.wright@swansea.ac.uk.
If you are a student living with friends in the community, please isolate yourself in your room and contact your GP by phone or NHS Direct Wales (0845 4647). Please also inform the Director of Student Services on 01792 29 5356, or by email to s.w.wright@swansea.ac.uk.
If you are being tested for influenza A, or are advised that you have it, students should immediately notify Director of Student Services on 01792 29 5356, or by email to s.w.wright@swansea.ac.uk. Staff should immediately inform Occupational Health on 01792 513045 or by email to c.anthony@swansea.ac.uk.

For all other sickness (non-flu) absence, staff and students should follow the normal sickness absence procedure. For example, members of staff should complete a sickness absence form and forward to HR in the usual way.

What if I am not registered with a GP?

If you are not registered with a local GP, call NHS Direct Wales on 0845 46 47 for advice.

Student exams

If you are feeling unwell during exam time, please stay in your room and contact the Director of Student Services on 01792 29 5356, or by email to s.w.wright@swansea.ac.uk. The University has well established procedures for considering cases where students are obliged to miss an examination due to illness.