Title		Type		Level of evidence		Source		Published		Review
MMR Action Plan		Best practice		Evidence cited		Public Health England (GOV.UK)		06/01/2013
Changes to the Meningococcal C conjugate (MenC) vaccine schedule 2013 Q&As for healthcare practitioners		Best practice Factsheet		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		05/07/2013
Update on use of antivirals for flu prevention and treatment		Best practice		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		12/20/2012
UK Pandemic Influenza Communications Strategy 2012 Department of Health, England and Health Departments of the Devolved Administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland		Best practice		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		12/01/2012
The Scientific Pandemic Influenza Subgroup on Modelling (SPI-M) Summary		Review Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		11/27/2012
Feverish illness in children (update): guideline consultation		Consultation		Evidence cited		National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)		11/23/2012
Seasonal influenza vaccination of children and pregnant women		Best practice		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		10/04/2012
Narcolepsy in association with pandemic influenza vaccination – a multi-country European epidemiological investigation		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		09/20/2012
Inform, protect, immunise: tackling measles by engaging underserved populations		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		09/18/2012
Healthcare-associated infections in long-term care facilities (HALT) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, January to March 2011		Journal article		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		08/30/2012
The chain of infection transmission in the home and everyday life settings, and the role of hygiene in reducing the risk of infection (Note: this is an update of the 2002 IFH review "The Infection Potential in the domestic setting and the role of hygiene")		Best practice Review		Evidence cited		IFH		08/24/2012
Prevalence and determinants associated with healthcare-associated infections in long-term care facilities (HALT) in the Netherlands, May to June 2010		Journal article		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		08/23/2012
The Green Book		Best practice Factsheet		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		08/03/2012
Immunisation against infectious disease - Green Book – the complete current edition		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		07/16/2012
Prevention of norovirus infection in schools and childcare facilities - Public Consultation		Consultation		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		07/12/2012
Pandemic influenza: Guidance on the management of death certification and cremation certification in a pandemic		Best practice		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		06/25/2012
Rapid risk assessment: A community outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Edinburgh, Scotland		Review Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		06/13/2012
Antiretroviral treatment as prevention (TASP) of HIV and TB - programmatic update		Best practice		Evidence cited		World Health Organization (WHO)		06/12/2012
Health planning for large public events		Factsheet		Evidence cited		World Health Organisation		06/08/2012
World Health Statistics 2012		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		World Health Organization (WHO)		05/16/2012
Use of the vaccination register to evaluate influenza vaccine coverage in seniors in the 2010/11 influenza season, Navarre, Spain		Journal article Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		04/26/2012
Measuring childhood vaccine coverage in England: the role of Child Health Information Systems		Journal article Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		04/19/2012
New Methodology for Estimating the Burden of Infectious Diseases in Europe		Journal article		Evidence cited		PLoS one		04/17/2012
Early estimates of seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness in Europe among target groups for vaccination: results from the I-MOVE multicentre case–control study, 2011/12		Journal article Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		04/12/2012
A human metapneumovirus outbreak at a community hospital in England, July to September 2010		Journal article Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		04/12/2012
Key changes to pandemic plans by Member States of the WHO European Region based on lessons learnt from the 2009 pandemic		Best practice		Evidence cited		World Health Organization (WHO)		04/04/2012
Health and Social Care Influenza Pandemic Preparedness and Response		Best practice		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		04/01/2012
Assessing the potential impacts of climate change on food- and waterborne diseases in Europe		Research study		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		03/28/2012
Tuberculosis - hard-to-reach groups (PH37)		Best practice Factsheet		Evidence cited		National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)		03/23/2012
Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in Europe 2012		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		03/19/2012
Seasonal influenza 2011–2012 in Europe (EU/EEA countries)		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		03/09/2012
Guidelines for the management of norovirus outbreaks in acute and community health and social care settings		Best practice Review		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		03/08/2012
Legionnaires disease in England and Wales, 2008-2010		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		03/06/2012
Tools for Implementing Tuberculosis Infection-Control Activities in HIV Clinics and Outpatient Settings		Best practice Factsheet Training		Evidence cited		Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)		03/01/2012
European Legionnaires’ Disease Surveillance Network (ELDSNet) - Operating procedures		Professional development Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		02/24/2012
Wellness centres: an important but overlooked source of Legionnaires’ disease. Eight years of source investigation in the Netherlands, 1 August 2002 to 1 August 2010		Journal article Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		02/23/2012
Accelerating work to Overcome the Global Impact of Neglected Tropical Diseases - A ROADMAP FOR IMPLEMENTATION		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		World Health Organization (WHO)		01/30/2012
Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 vaccination policies and coverage in Europe		Journal article Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		01/26/2012
Surveillance Report - Weekly influenza surveillance overview (20 January 2012)		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		01/20/2012
Infection control precautions to minimise transmission of Respiratory Tract Infections (RTIs) in the healthcare setting		Best practice		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		01/12/2012
Guidelines on Streptococcal Infections		Best practice		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		01/10/2012
NICE Pathways - Tuberculosis overview		Best practice Care guideline Factsheet Professional development Web directory Training		Evidence cited		National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)		01/01/2012
Migrant Health: Infectious diseases in non-UK born populations in the UK		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		12/20/2011
Preliminary implications for Europe of the 2011 influenza season in five temperate southern hemisphere countries		Journal article Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		12/15/2011
Gastrointestinal infections annual report, 2010		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		12/15/2011
Tuberculosis in the UK: 2011 report		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		12/06/2011
Review of ECDC’s response to the influenza pandemic 2009/10		Review Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		11/24/2011
Annual epidemiological report 2011 - Reporting on 2009 surveillance data and 2010 epidemic intelligence data		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		11/11/2011
The UK Influenza Preparedness Strategy 2011		Best practice Policy		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		11/10/2011
Influenza at the Human-Animal Interface (HAI)		Web directory		Evidence cited Professional opinion		World Health Organization (WHO)		11/02/2011
IFIC Basic Concepts of Infection Control (previously published as 'Basic Concepts of Infection Control'		Best practice Care guideline Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Internation Federation of Infection Control (IFIC)		11/01/2011
The Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa - Links to Local Policies		Care guideline		Evidence cited		Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa (Fidssa)		11/01/2011
Global tuberculosis control 2011		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		World Health Organization (WHO)		10/11/2011
Successive outbreaks of Group A streptococcus (GAS) in care of the elderly settings; lessons learned		Journal article		Evidence cited		Journal of Infection Prevention		10/06/2011
Measles in Geneva between 2003 and 2010: persistence of measles outbreaks despite high immunisation coverage		Journal article		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		09/29/2011
ECDC and ERS introduce EU standards for tuberculosis care		Best practice Consultation		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		09/26/2011
ECDC publishes Legionnaires’ disease surveillance data		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		09/26/2011
Transatlantic Taskforce on Antimicrobial Resistance		Best practice		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		09/22/2011
Seasonal Flu Immunisation Programme 2011/12		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		09/13/2011
Dedicated outreach service for hard to reach patients with tuberculosis in London: observational study and economic evaluation		Journal article		Evidence cited		British Medical Journal (BMJ)		09/13/2011
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Uptake amongst frontline healthcare workers in England 2010/11		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		09/06/2011
Rapid risk assessment: Potential resurgence of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza		Other		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		09/01/2011
Understanding the behavioural aspects and the role of health communication in mitigating the impact of seasonal influenza		Review		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		08/31/2011
Outbreak due to a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain harbouring KPC-2 and VIM-1 in a German university hospital, July 2010 to January 2011		Journal article Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		08/18/2011
Avian influenza A(H5N1) in humans: new insights from a line list of World Health Organization confirmed cases, September 2006 to August 2010		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		08/11/2011
Prevention of infection and communicable disease control in prisons and places of detention		Best practice		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		08/08/2011
Pandemic Influenza and the Mental Health Act 1983		Other		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		07/29/2011
Multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant bacteria: an international expert proposal for interim standard definitions for acquired resistance		Standard Operating Procedures		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		07/27/2011
Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI)		Surveillance data Web directory		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		07/14/2011
Transmission of Influenza on International Flights, May 2009		Journal article		Cohort studies		Emerging Infectious Diseases		07/01/2011
Surveillance trends of the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic in Europe		Outbreak report Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		06/30/2011
PL/CMO/2011/01, PL/CNO/2011/01, PL/CPHO/2011/01: The seasonal flu immunisation programme 2011/12		Other		Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		05/25/2011
Seasonal flu plan Winter 2011/12		Best practice Policy		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		05/25/2011
The seasonal influenza immunisation programme. Consultation: a review of the procurement of seasonal vaccine		Consultation		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		05/25/2011
Surveillance of influenza and other respiratory viruses in the UK: 2010-2011 report		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		05/25/2011
Screening of immigrants in the UK for imported latent tuberculosis: a multicentre cohort study and cost-effectiveness analysis		Journal article Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Lancet Infectious Diseases		05/25/2011
Controlling risk in the built environment – evaluation of a risk assessment algorithm		Journal article		Evidence cited		Journal of Infection Prevention		05/11/2011
Mastering the basics of TB control – Development of a handbook on TB diagnostic methods		Best practice Standard Operating Procedures		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		05/06/2011
Web query-based surveillance in Sweden during the influenza A(H1N1)2009 pandemic, April 2009 to February 2010		Journal article		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		05/05/2011
The impact of the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic on attitudes of healthcare workers toward seasonal influenza vaccination 2010/11		Journal article		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		04/28/2011
European Risk Assessment Guidance for Infectious Diseases transmitted on Aircraft – the RAGIDA project		Journal article Review		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		04/21/2011
UK influenza pandemic preparedness strategy 2011: strategy for consultation		Consultation		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		03/22/2011
Tuberculosis surveillance in Europe 2009. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control/WHO Regional Office for Europe.		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		03/18/2011
Early estimates of seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness in Europe, 2010/11: I-MOVE, a multicentre case–control study		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		03/17/2011
JCVI statement on discontinuation of the routine pneumococcal vaccination programme for adults aged 65 years and older		Best practice		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		03/16/2011
Influenza virus characterisation, summary Europe, March 2011		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		03/02/2011
Infection Prevention and Control in Day Childcare Settings		Best practice		Evidence cited		Health Protection Scotland (HPS)		03/01/2011
The second wave of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in New Zealand, January–October 2010		Journal article Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		02/10/2011
Effectiveness of seasonal 2010/11 and pandemic influenza A(H1N1)2009 vaccines in preventing influenza infection in the United Kingdom: mid-season analysis 2010/11		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		02/10/2011
HPA Guidelines for the Public Health Management of Pertussis		Best practice		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		02/01/2011
ECDC Forward Look Risk Assessment: Seasonal influenza 2010–2011 in Europe		Outbreak report		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		01/25/2011
Aged 65 or over? Make sure you get your pneumo jab		Public leaflet		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		01/13/2011
Effectiveness of pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccine in preventing pandemic influenza A(H1N1)2009 infection in England and Scotland 2009-2010		Journal article Research study		Case control studies		Euro Surveillance		01/13/2011
Effectiveness of the 2009 seasonal influenza vaccine against pandemic influenza A(H1N1)2009 in healthcare workers in New Zealand, June-August 2009		Journal article		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		01/13/2011
Sensitivity and specificity of the user-seal-check in determining the fit of N95 respirators		Journal article		Evidence cited		Journal of Hospital Infection.		01/13/2011
Guidelines for the prevention and control of group A streptococcal infection in acute healthcare and maternity settings in the UK (external link - abstract only))		Best practice		Evidence cited		Journal of Infection		01/10/2011
Swine flu vaccination for pregnant women: frequently asked questions		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		01/07/2011
Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake and vaccine supply		Policy		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		01/07/2011
Estimates of Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Europe, 2009–2010: Results of Influenza Monitoring Vaccine Effectiveness in Europe (I-MOVE) Multicentre Case-Control Study		Journal article		Case control studies		PLoS one		01/01/2011
Seasonal Influenza		Webpage		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		12/30/2010
JCVI statement on seasonal influenza vaccination as of 30 December 2010		Best practice		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		12/30/2010
H1N1 (2009) flu vaccination for pregnant women: frequently asked questions		Factsheet		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		12/24/2010
Typical Q & As received on influenza vaccination and antiviral prophylaxis		Other		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		12/24/2010
Pharmacological treatment and prophylaxis of influenza Version 1.3 24 December 2010		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		12/24/2010
Seasonal Flu 2010/11 in prisons and other closed institutions within the criminal justice system in England		Other		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		12/22/2010
Seasonal influenza 2010/11: prescription of antivirals - letter from the CMO		Best practice		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		12/21/2010
Seasonal flu vaccine uptake letter from Professor David Salisbury		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		12/15/2010
Treatment guidelines for patients with influenza 2010/2011		Other		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		12/14/2010
Influenza Season 2010/11 - Use of Antivirals		Other		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		12/10/2010
Pandemic influenza preparedness programme: Statistical Legacy Group - a report for the Chief Medical Officer		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		12/03/2010
Uptake of the seasonal influenza vaccine		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		11/19/2010
Progressing towards TB elimination - A follow-up to the Framework Action Plan to Fight Tuberculosis in the European Union		Review Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		11/15/2010
Global Tuberculosis Control 2010		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		World Health Organization (WHO)		11/11/2010
General information and infection control precautions to minimise transmission of Respiratory Tract Infections (RTIs) in the healthcare setting		Factsheet		Evidence cited		Health Protection Scotland (HPS)		11/05/2010
Tuberculosis in the UK: Annual report on tuberculosis surveillance in the UK 2010		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		11/04/2010
Spotlight: Seasonal influenza		Webpage		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		10/29/2010
ECDC Forward look risk assessment for the 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) and future influenza season - Superseded By " Likely scenarios and uncertainties in the 2010/2011 influenza season in Europe and beyond"		Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		10/28/2010
Pandemic H1N1 (Swine Flu) and Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Uptake amongst Frontline Healthcare Workers in England 2009/10		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		10/28/2010
Pandemic H1N1 (Swine) Influenza Vaccine Uptake amongst Patient Groups in Primary Care in England 2009/10		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		10/28/2010
Guidance for children with special needs (Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza) 1. Advice for Mainstream Schools 2. Advice for Special Schools		Best practice		Professional opinion Unspecified		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		10/25/2010
Travel-associated Legionnaires’ disease in Europe in 2009		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		10/14/2010
Global Plan to Stop TB		Web directory		Evidence cited		World Health Organisation		10/13/2010
Annual Threat Report 2009		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		10/04/2010
Epidemiological report of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in the UK		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		10/01/2010
Spotlight: Surveillance - Data for action		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		09/30/2010
Quantifying benefits and risks of vaccinating Australian children aged six months to four years with trivalent inactivated seasonal influenza vaccine in 2010		Journal article		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		09/16/2010
Community outbreak of group B meningococcal disease in southwest France – December 2008 to September 2009		Journal article		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		09/16/2010
Influenza Season		Web directory		Evidence cited		Health Protection Scotland (HPS)		09/01/2010
Influenza Pandemic Planning		Web directory		Evidence cited		Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (NI)		09/01/2010
The impact of the pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus on seasonal influenza A viruses in the southern hemisphere, 2009		Journal article Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		08/05/2010
General practice out-of-hours service in Ireland provides a new source of syndromic surveillance data on influenza		Journal article Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		08/05/2010
Spotlight on measles 2010: Ongoing measles outbreak in Greece, January–July 2010		Journal article		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		07/29/2010
Event-based biosurveillance of respiratory disease in Mexico, 2007–2009: connection to the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic?		Journal article		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		07/29/2010
Regional and age-specific patterns of pandemic H1N1 influenza virus seroprevalence inferred from vaccine clinical trials, August-October 2009		Journal article		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		07/29/2010
Monitoring influenza activity in Europe with Google Flu Trends: comparison with the findings of sentinel physician networks – results for 2009-10		Journal article		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		07/22/2010
Strategies for disease-specific programmes 2010-2013		Other		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		07/14/2010
Whooping Cough (Pertussis) - NHS Immunisation website		Web directory		Unspecified		NHS Immunisation website		07/01/2010
Lessons learned from the H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic		Other		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		07/01/2010
Learning the lessons from the H1N1 vaccination campaign for Health Care Workers		Best practice		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		07/01/2010
Report of the Swine Flu Critical Care Clinical Group and Key Learning Points for Future Surge Planning		Best practice		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		07/01/2010
The 2009 influenza pandemic: An independent review of the UK response to the 2009 influenza pandemic		Review		Evidence cited		Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (NI)		07/01/2010
Pandemic influenza A(H1N1) outbreak in a complex of schools in Paris, France, June 2009		Journal article		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		06/24/2010
PL/CMO/2010/01, PL/CNO/2010/01, PL/CPHO/2010/01: The influenza immunisation programme 2010/11		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		06/23/2010
Transmissibility of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in New Zealand: effective reproduction number and influence of age, ethnicity and importations		Journal article Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		06/17/2010
Pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus in Scotland: geographically variable immunity in Spring 2010, following the winter outbreak		Journal article Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		06/17/2010
Sources of UK flu data		Surveillance data Web directory		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		06/15/2010
The Influenza Immunisation Programme 2010/11		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		06/03/2010
Influenza pandemic preparedness update		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		06/01/2010
If you work with poultry, read this leaflet now The programme has been discontinued. The resources have been retained for reference purposes only		Public leaflet		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		05/28/2010
The role of the Health Protection Agency in the ‘containment’ phase during the first wave of pandemic influenza in England in 2009		Review		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		05/25/2010
Risk assessment on Q fever		Other		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		05/24/2010
Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 and mortality in the United Kingdom: risk factors for death, April 2009 to March 2010		Journal article		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		05/20/2010
Adverse drug effects following oseltamivir mass treatment and prophylaxis in a school outbreak of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in June 2009, Sheffield, United Kingdom		Journal article		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		05/13/2010
Avian influenza		Web directory		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		05/06/2010
Annual Report of the Director: 2009		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		05/01/2010
The Potential for Airborne Dispersal of Clostridium difficile from Symptomatic Patients		Journal article		Evidence cited		Clinical Infectious Diseases		04/23/2010
BCG - NHS Immunisation website		Care guideline Web directory		Unspecified		NHS Immunisation Website		04/12/2010
Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) - NHS Immunisation website		Care guideline Web directory		Unspecified		NHS Immunisation Website		04/12/2010
Legionella Notification		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		04/06/2010
Swine flu: frequently asked questions		Public leaflet		N/A		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		04/01/2010
H1N1 (2009) swine influenza: update and further actions on social care resilience		Other		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		04/01/2010
Pandemic H1N1 (2009): update and resilience actions for NHS Boards		Other		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		03/31/2010
Swine flu: Antiviral medicines		Factsheet		N/A		Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency		03/22/2010
Vaccination programme		Best practice		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		03/18/2010
Joint ECDC/WHO report on tuberculosis surveillance in Europe in 2008		Outbreak report Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		03/18/2010
Risk of developing tuberculosis from a school contact: retrospective cohort study, United Kingdom, 2009		Journal article Outbreak report		Cohort studies		Euro Surveillance		03/18/2010
Surveillance of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe, 2003-2007		Journal article Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		03/18/2010
Pregnancy and swine flu		Factsheet Public leaflet		Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		03/03/2010
An influenza outbreak in a regional residential facility		Journal article		Evidence cited		Journal of Infection Prevention		03/02/2010
H1N1 Influenza A and Pregnancy Outcomes in Victoria, Australia(2009)		Case report		Evidence cited		Clinical Infectious Diseases		03/01/2010
Tuberculosis Update: Newsletter March 2010		Other		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		03/01/2010
Treatment of tuberculosis guidelines: fourth edition		Care guideline Review		Evidence cited		World Health Organisation		03/01/2010
Primary care summary of the British Thoracic Society Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults: 2009 update		Best practice Systematic review		Evidence cited		British Thoracic Society (BTS)		03/01/2010
Pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v 2009 (swine flu)		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		02/16/2010
National Knowledge Service - TB		Best practice Care guideline Webpage		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		02/10/2010
High frequency of cross-reacting antibodies against 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus among the elderly in Finland		Journal article		Evidence cited		Eurosurveillance Monthly Release		02/04/2010
Tuberculosis: Clinical diagnosis and management of tuberculosis and measures for its prevention		Best practice Care guideline		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Royal College of Physicians		02/02/2010
Meningococcal meningitis		Factsheet		Unspecified		World Health Organization (WHO)		02/01/2010
WHO Guidelines for Pharmacological Management of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza and other Influenza Viruses		Best practice		Evidence cited		World Health Organisation		02/01/2010
Public health risk assessment and interventions: Earthquake - Haiti		Other		Evidence cited Professional opinion		World Health Organization (WHO)		01/25/2010
Guidelines for the prevention and management of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in adult patients with chronic kidney disease.		Care guideline		Meta analysis		British Thoracic Society (BTS)		01/24/2010
Pandemic Flu		Web directory		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		01/22/2010
Pandemic Flu Training Module for Mental Health Trusts, Tertiary and Associated Specialist Trusts		Training		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		01/22/2010
Pandemic influenza: summary infection control guidance for ambulance services during an influenza pandemic		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		01/08/2010
Pandemic (H1N1) influenza:  a summary of guidance for infection control in healthcare settings		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		01/08/2010
Swine flu information sheet for asylum seekers, refugees and other foreign nationals in the UK		Public leaflet		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		01/07/2010
Respirator fit testing leaflet and posters		Best practice Training		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		01/07/2010
A new decade, a new seasonal influenza: the Council of the European Union Recommendation on seasonal influenza vaccination		Other		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Eurosurveillance Monthly Release		01/07/2010
Inpatient clinical management issues relating to oseltamivir-resistant pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus		Best practice		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		01/03/2010
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza		Best practice Care guideline		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		01/01/2010
A (H1N1) swine flu influenza: phase two of the vaccination programme; children over 6 months and under 5 years: dosage schedule update (2009)		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		12/16/2009
H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu) Advice for PCTs and Primary Ophthalmic Services contractors		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		12/16/2009
Swine flu vaccination: information for parents of children over six months and under five years old (2009)		Factsheet Public leaflet		Unspecified		Department of Health (DH)		12/15/2009
Global tuberculosis control: a short update to the 2009 report		Surveillance data		Evidence cited Professional opinion		World Health Organisation		12/08/2009
Pandemic influenza: indemnity cover and associated issues in England		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		12/03/2009
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in England: an overview of initial epidemiological findings and implications for the second wave (V4)		Surveillance data		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		12/02/2009
Tuberculosis in the UK: Annual report on tuberculosis surveillance in the UK 2009		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		12/02/2009
Advice from the H1N1 Critical Care Clinical Group		Other		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		12/02/2009
Flowchart for triage: swine flu patients - for GP practice managers and receptionists		Best practice		Unspecified		Department of Health (DH)		12/02/2009
Pandemic Flu: Interim Guidance. Infection Control for General Medical Practices (Now in obeyance) see "Pandemic Influenza Guidance for GP Practices: Swine flu H1N1 Preparedness"		Best practice		Evidence cited		British Medical Association (BMA)		12/01/2009
The swine flu vaccines, their preparation and administration: a practical guide for health professionals (avalable but Archived material)		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		11/27/2009
Swine flu: updated guidance for mental health services		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		11/26/2009
Risk assessment guidelines for diseases transmitted on aircraft - Part 2: Operational guidelines for assisting the evaluation of risk for transmission by disease		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		11/26/2009
Human Swine Influenza: information for health professionals		Web directory		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		11/25/2009
Summary of prescribing guidance for the treatment and prophylaxis of influenza-like illness		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		11/25/2009
Swine flu and rough sleepers for organisations working with rough sleepers in England		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		11/25/2009
Safety of pandemic vaccines		Factsheet		Unspecified		World Health Organisation		11/19/2009
Protocols for case-control studies to measure influenza vaccine effectiveness in the EU and EEA Member States		Other		Case control studies		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		11/17/2009
Protocols for cohort database studies to measure influenza vaccine effectiveness in the EU and EEA Member States		Other		Cohort studies		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		11/17/2009
Swine flu vaccination: social care communications toolkit		Training Other		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		11/12/2009
Clinical management of human infection with pandemic (H1N1) 2009: revised guidance		Best practice Care guideline Factsheet		Evidence cited		World Health Organisation		11/12/2009
The role of healthcare students (England) in pandemic flu - excluding medical students		Other		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		11/11/2009
The contribution of medical students to services in pandemic flu		Other		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		11/11/2009
Swine Influenza:  Guidance on vaccination programme payment, data collection and communications		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		11/11/2009
Pregnancy, Breastfeeding and Swine Flu  A/H1N1		Public leaflet		Unspecified		Department of Health (DH)		11/04/2009
Global action plan for prevention and control of pneumonia (GAPP)		Surveillance data		Evidence cited Professional opinion		World Health Organization (WHO)		11/02/2009
Swine flu: schools and universities		Webpage		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		10/30/2009
Health and social care workers and pandemic influenza: information for staff who are pregnant or in other at-risk groups		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		10/28/2009
Clinical Professionals Brief on Swine Flu Vaccination		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		10/28/2009
Local authority social care pandemic flu self-assessment survey		Other		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		10/23/2009
A (H1N1) Swine Influenza:  Additional planning guidance and winter management and reporting for 2009/10		Other		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		10/22/2009
Swine flu: guidance for planners (22 October 2009)		Other		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		10/22/2009
Information materials to support the swine flu vaccination programme		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		10/22/2009
NHS Infection Control Training Programme		Best practice Training		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		10/16/2009
Antiviral prophylaxis: guidance on the use of prophylaxis with antiviral medicines during the H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		10/15/2009
The H1N1 swine flu vaccination programme 2009-2010		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		10/15/2009
A (H1N1) Swine Influenza: Vaccination Programme Update		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		10/15/2009
A (H1N1) swine influenza: social care worker vaccination programme update		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		10/15/2009
Pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 vaccines in the European Union		Journal article		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Euro Surveillance		10/15/2009
Bird Flu - Avian influenza		Public leaflet Webpage		Professional opinion		NHS Direct Online		10/14/2009
Annual Epidemiological Report on Communicable diseases in Europe 2009		Surveillance data		Evidence cited		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		10/12/2009
How to order swine flu vaccine and collect vaccine uptake data		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		10/08/2009
Swine flu clinical package		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		10/06/2009
Guidance to shipping for pandemic influenza		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		10/06/2009
Pandemic influenza:additional measures to meet workforce supply		Other		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		10/02/2009
Planning for pandemic influenza in social care		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		10/01/2009
The H1N1 swine flu vaccination programme 2009-2010		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		09/30/2009
Authorisation of antiviral medicines - Guidance on the use of FP10SS forms and Antiviral Authorisation Vouchers during the H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic in England		Best practice		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		09/24/2009
National Framework and supporting guidance		Best practice		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		09/22/2009
Flu campaign information 2008		Factsheet Public leaflet Webpage		Unspecified		Department of Health (DH)		09/17/2009
Flu communications campaign information 2008		Public leaflet Web directory		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		09/17/2009
Managing influenza-like illness (ILI) in nursing and residential homes during the current influenza pandemic (WHO Phase 6)		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		09/17/2009
Seasonal flu communications campaign information 2009		Best practice		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		09/17/2009
Seasonal flu jab - NHS Immunisation website		Care guideline Webpage		Unspecified		NHS Immunisation Website		09/16/2009
Critical care strategy: managing the H1N1 flu pandemic (September 2009)		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		09/10/2009
Managing critical care needs related to swine flu		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		09/10/2009
A(H1N1) swine influenza: whole-systems strategy for managing critical care needs relating to swine flu		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		09/10/2009
Pandemic influenza paediatric clinical pathways: information for health care professionals working in primary care and the community		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		09/10/2009
Exercise Prometheus		Training		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		09/10/2009
Pandemic influenza and the Mental Health Act 1983: consultation on proposed changes to the Mental Health Act 1983 and its associated secondary legislation		Consultation		Unspecified		Department of Health (DH)		09/07/2009
Pandemic influenza: paediatric clinical pathways; information for health care professionals working in hospitals		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		09/07/2009
Swine flu: UK planning assumptions		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		09/03/2009
Pandemic influenza toolkit for NHS ambulance services in England		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		09/01/2009
Human Influenza Pandemic - Teachernet		Best practice		Professional opinion		The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) previously (DfES)		09/01/2009
Pandemic flu: planning & responding to primary care capacity challenges		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		08/20/2009
Swine Flu: Authorisation of the supply of antivirals (2009)		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		08/20/2009
Advice concerning organ donation and H1N1		Best practice		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		08/20/2009
Surveillance and studies in a pandemic: Report on fourth meeting of the SSiaP working group		Outbreak report Surveillance data		Evidence cited Professional opinion		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		08/13/2009
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 clinical practice note – Managing adult critically ill cases		Care guideline		Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		08/11/2009
Community transmission of influenza A (H1N1)v virus at a rock festival in Belgium, 2-5 July 2009		Journal article		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Euro Surveillance		08/06/2009
Public health preparedness for two mass gathering events in the context of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009 - Serbia, July 2009		Journal article		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Euro Surveillance		08/06/2009
Pandemic influenza: guidance on meeting the needs of those who are or may become vulnerable during the pandemic		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		08/05/2009
Use of specific pandemic influenza vaccines during the H1N1 2009 pandemic (ECDC Interim guidance)		Best practice Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		08/01/2009
Oseltamivir adherence and side effects among children in three London schools affected by influenza A(H1N1)v, May 2009 – an internet-based cross-sectional survey		Journal article		Cohort studies		Euro Surveillance		07/30/2009
How the media reported the first days of the pandemic (H1N1) 2009: results of EU-wide media analysis		Journal article		N/A		Euro Surveillance		07/30/2009
Planning Assumptions for the First Wave of Pandemic A(H1N1) 2009 in Europe		Other		Evidence cited Professional opinion		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		07/29/2009
BTS TB section of the website		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		British Thoracic Society (BTS)		07/28/2009
MMR - NHS Immunisation website		Care guideline Web directory		Unspecified		NHS Immunisation Website		07/24/2009
Launch of National Pandemic Flu service		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		07/23/2009
Psychosocial care for NHS staff during an influenza pandemic		Best practice		Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		07/22/2009
Managing schools during the current pandemic (H1N1) 2009 – Reactive and proactive school closures in Europe		Other		Professional opinion		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		07/20/2009
Swine flu: UK planning assumptions		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		07/16/2009
Flu Assessment and Authorisation of Antiviral Treatment		Best practice		Unspecified		Royal College of General Practitioners		07/16/2009
The emerging influenza pandemic: estimating the case fatality ratio		Journal article		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Euro Surveillance		07/02/2009
Turning UK TB policy into action: the view from the frontline		Review Surveillance data		Evidence cited Professional opinion		British Thoracic Society (BTS)		07/01/2009
The Flu Pandemic Game: a business continuity training resource		Training		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		06/23/2009
Evolution of the pandemic of A(H1N1)v influenza (downloadable ECDC PowerPoint slides)		Training		N/A		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		06/18/2009
Guide to public health measures to reduce the impact of influenza pandemics in Europe – ‘The ECDC Menu’		Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		06/17/2009
The global burden of hygiene-related diseases in relation to the home and community		Review				IFH		06/16/2009
Pandemic influenza: recommendations on the use of antiviral medicines for pregnant women, women who are breastfeeding and children under the age of one year		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		06/08/2009
Mitigation and delaying (or ‘containment’)strategies as the new influenza A(H1N1) virus comes into Europe		Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		06/06/2009
Norovirus: Infection and Infection Prevention Through Hygiene in the Home		Factsheet		Evidence cited Professional opinion		IFH		06/01/2009
Cluster of new influenza A(H1N1) cases in travellers returning from Scotland to Greece – community transmission within the European Union?		Case report		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Euro Surveillance		05/28/2009
Preparedness for the prevention and control of influenza outbreaks on passenger ships in the EU: the SHIPSAN TRAINET project communication		Review		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		05/28/2009
Influenza A(H5N1): an overview of the current situation		Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Euro Surveillance		05/21/2009
Personal protective measures for reducing the riskof acquiring or transmitting human influenza		Public leaflet		Evidence cited Professional opinion		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		05/19/2009
Pandemic influenza: supplementary information for third sector organisations		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		05/12/2009
Influenza A(H1N1) virus: how to protect yourself		Public leaflet		Professional opinion		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		05/03/2009
Pandemic flu: managing demand and capacity in health care organisations (surge)		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		05/01/2009
Swine flu		Webpage		Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		05/01/2009
Meeting Report: European pandemic influenza planning assumptions		Other		Evidence cited Professional opinion		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		05/01/2009
Important information about swine flu		Best practice Public leaflet		Unspecified		Department of Health (DH)		04/30/2009
The origin of the recent swine influenza A(H1N1) virus infecting humans		Other		Evidence cited		Euro Surveillance		04/30/2009
eBug - topics related to reducing transmission of swine flu in the community		Best practice Public leaflet Training		Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		04/29/2009
Human Swine Influenza: advice for the public		Best practice Public leaflet		Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		04/29/2009
Immunoglobulin		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		04/01/2009
Diphtheria - NHS Immunisation website		Care guideline Web directory		Unspecified		NHS Immunisation Website		04/01/2009
Swine flu: preventing spread in the home and community		Factsheet				IFH		04/01/2009
Pandemic flu guidance for businesses: risk assessment in the occupational setting		Best practice Public leaflet		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		03/27/2009
Tuberculosis: Clinical diagnosis and management of tuberculosis, and measures for its prevention and control in Scotland		Best practice		Evidence cited		Health Protection Scotland (HPS)		03/24/2009
Annual Evidence Update: Stopping TB (2009)		Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		03/23/2009
Influenza Season 2008/09 - Use of Antivirals		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		03/06/2009
Case definition and guidance on reporting, and management of SARS patients in the UK in the inter-epidemic period		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		02/25/2009
Avian influenza (bird flu): the basics		Web directory		Evidence cited		Department of Environment, Food and rural Affairs (Defra)		02/09/2009
Face Mask Use and Control of Respiratory Virus Transmission in Households		Research study		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Emerging Infectious Diseases		02/01/2009
AMM 'Facts About' leaflets		Factsheet		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Association of Medical Microbiologists		02/01/2009
Influenza pandemic planning operational guidance for social care		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		01/23/2009
Revised Avian Influenza Guidance and Algorithms.		Best practice Factsheet Web directory		Professional opinion Unspecified		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		01/21/2009
Infection Control Manual		Best practice Web directory		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Infection Control Services Ltd		01/21/2009
Revised Avian Influenza Guidance and Algorithms		Care guideline Care pathway Standard Operating Procedures Web directory		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		01/21/2009
Pandemic influenza: guidance for primary care trusts and primary care professionals on the provision of healthcare in a community setting in England		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		12/18/2008
Pandemic influenza: guidance on preparing maternity services		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		12/10/2008
Catch it, Bin it, Kill it - Respiratory and Hand hygiene Campaign 2008-2009		Factsheet Public leaflet		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		11/24/2008
Additional Funding for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness		Other		Unspecified		Department of Health (DH)		11/11/2008
Chickenpox in Pregnancy: What you need to know		Care guideline Factsheet Public leaflet		Evidence cited		Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists		11/01/2008
National Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Survey in Europe, 2007		Surveillance data		Evidence cited Professional opinion		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		10/30/2008
About flu jabs - who should get a flu jab this autumn?		Public leaflet		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		10/23/2008
Pandemic flu: UK international preparedness strategy		Other		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		10/23/2008
Annual meeting on TB surveillance in Europe (Meeting Report)		Surveillance data Other		Evidence cited Professional opinion		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		10/23/2008
Scientific Pandemic Influenza Advisory Committee (SPI): Subgroup on Modelling (update)		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		10/09/2008
Pandemic Influenza and Excess Intensive-Care Workload		Journal article Research study		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Emerging Infectious Diseases		10/01/2008
Tuberculosis in the UK: Annual report on tuberculosis surveillance in the UK 2008		Surveillance data		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		10/01/2008
Colds, flu and other respiratory infections in the home		Factsheet				IFH		10/01/2008
Norovirus: infection and infection prevention through hygiene in the home		Factsheet				IFH		10/01/2008
Pandemic influenza: Guidance for Dental Practices		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		09/04/2008
Pandemic influenza: Guidance on the delivery of and contract arrangements for primary care dentistry		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		09/03/2008
Seasonal Influenza Programme 2008/09		Other		N/A		Department of Health (DH)		08/05/2008
Policy Guidelines for Collaborative TB and HIV Services for Injecting and other Drug Users: An Integrated Approach		Best practice Review		Evidence cited		World Health Organization (WHO)		08/01/2008
Bacterial Pneumonia and Pandemic Influenza Planning		Journal article		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Emerging Infectious Diseases		08/01/2008
Influenza Immunisation for those in the 65 and over and other at-risk groups (Quality improvement toolkit)		Other		Evidence cited		National Public Health Service for Wales		08/01/2008
Travel-associated Legionnaires’ disease in Europe: 2006		Outbreak report Surveillance data		Cohort studies Evidence cited Professional opinion		Euro Surveillance		07/17/2008
Guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia in the UK: Report of the Working Party on Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy		Best practice Systematic review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)		07/03/2008
Pandemic influenza: guidance on preparing mental health services in England		Best practice Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		07/01/2008
Bird flu and pandemic influenza: what are the risks?		Best practice Webpage		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		06/30/2008
Protection of immunocompromised patients during building work		Best practice		Evidence cited		Internation Federation of Infection Control (IFIC)		06/02/2008
Pandemic Flu: Frequently asked questions		Factsheet Webpage		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		06/01/2008
Tuberculosis and Air Travel: Guidelines for Prevention and Control (Third Edition)		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		World Health Organization (WHO)		06/01/2008
Prevention of the spread of infection – the need for a family-centred approach to hygiene promotion		Best practice Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Euro Surveillance		05/29/2008
Preliminary Findings of a Randomized Trial of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions to Prevent Influenza Transmission in Households		Journal article Research study		RCT		PLoS one		05/07/2008
Management of invasive meningococcal disease in children and young people: A National Clinical Guideline (102)		Best practice Care pathway Systematic review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)		05/01/2008
Pontiac fever outbreak associated with a spa-pool, United Kingdom, April 2008		Journal article		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Eurosurveillance Monthly Release		04/16/2008
Management of Spa Pools - Controlling the Risks of Infection		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		04/02/2008
PL CMO (2008)3, PL CNO (2008)2, PL CPHO (2008)1: The influenza immunisation programme 2008/09		Best practice		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		03/31/2008
Chickenpox in adults - Clinical management		Best practice Care guideline		Evidence cited		British Infection Society (BIS)		03/09/2008
Pandemic flu guidance for funeral directors What you need to know and how to protect yourself and others		Best practice Factsheet		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		01/30/2008
Pandemic flu guidance for cleaning staff and refuse collectors in non-health care settings What you need to know and how to protect yourself and others		Best practice Factsheet Public leaflet		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		01/30/2008
Pandemic flu guidance for the Fire and Rescue Service What you need to know and how to protect yourself and others		Best practice Factsheet		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		01/30/2008
Pandemic flu guidance for the Police Service What you need to know and how to protect yourself and others		Best practice Factsheet		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		01/30/2008
Pandemic flu guidance for the hospitality industry What you need to know and how to protect yourself and others		Best practice Factsheet Public leaflet		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		01/30/2008
Influenza season 2007/08 - use of antivirals		Best practice		Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		01/09/2008
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness in the EU/EEA, Status report as of Autumn 2007 (Technical Report)		Best practice Review Surveillance data		Evidence cited Professional opinion		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		12/01/2007
Risk groups and uptake of influenza and pneumococcal vaccine in Ireland		Journal article		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Eurosurveillance Monthly Release		12/01/2007
Pandemic Flu: UK Health Departments’ UK influenza pandemic contingency plan.(SUPERSEDED by "Pandemic flu: A national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic"		Best practice Policy		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		11/22/2007
Pandemic flu: A national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic(Superseded by UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy 10/11/2011)		Other		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		11/22/2007
Pandemic influenza: Guidance for ambulance services and their staff in England		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		11/22/2007
Epidemiological data - Avian Influenza		Web directory		N/A		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		11/13/2007
Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine in the Community-Dwelling Elderly		Journal article Research study Surveillance data		Clinical trial Evidence cited Professional opinion		New England Journal of Medicine		10/04/2007
Chickenpox in Pregnancy		Best practice Care guideline		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists		09/01/2007
Isolating patients with healthcare-associated infection A summary of best practice		Best practice Factsheet		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		09/01/2007
Exercise Winter Willow - lessons identified		Other		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		08/30/2007
Review of the evidence base underpinning clinical countermeasures and risk from H5N1		Best practice Systematic review		Meta analysis Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		08/08/2007
Foreign travel associated illness, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. 2007 report		Best practice Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		08/01/2007
Guidance for the Management of Norovirus Infection in Cruise Ships		Best practice Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		07/01/2007
Seasonal Flu		Public leaflet Web directory		Professional opinion		NHS Direct Online		06/27/2007
Tuberculosis prevention and treatment: a toolkit for planning, commissioning and delivering high-quality services in England		Best practice		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		06/15/2007
DFES Guidance to Schools and Childrens services on Planning for a human Influenza (flu) Pandemic		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) previously (DfES)		06/01/2007
Planning for human influenza pandemic, Infection Control - how to reduce the spread of pandemic flu: Guidance for further education colleges and higher education institutions		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) previously (DfES)		06/01/2007
Feverish illness in children: Assessment and initial management in children younger than 5 years		Best practice Care guideline		Evidence cited Professional opinion		National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)		05/23/2007
Control and prevention of healthcare associated tuberculosis: the role of respiratory isolation and personal respiratory protection.		Journal article		Evidence cited		Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection		05/01/2007
Immunisation		Web directory		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		04/01/2007
Review of arrangements for the Seasonal Influenza Programme in England		Best practice Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		03/08/2007
NHS Clinical Knowledge Summaries - Influenza (seasonal)		Best practice Care guideline		Evidence cited		NHS Clinical Knowledge Summaries		03/01/2007
Assessment tool for influenza preparedness in European countries – with a main focus on pandemic preparedness		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)		03/01/2007
Preventing Meningitis		Web directory		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		02/09/2007
NHS Clinical Knowledge Summaries: Chickenpox Management		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		NHS Clinical Knowledge Summaries		10/01/2006
HTM 04-01. The control of Legionella, hygiene, “safe” hot water, cold water and drinking water systems (Part A and Part B)		Best practice		Evidence cited		Space for Health		10/01/2006
HPA Influenza Pandemic Contingency Plan		Best practice Care guideline		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		09/01/2006
NHS Emergency Planning Guidance 2005: Critical Care Contingency Planning in the event of an emergency where numbers of patients substantially exceeds normal critical care capacity - A Consultation (Now closed)		Best practice Consultation		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		08/01/2006
Guidance for public health management of meningococcal disease in the UK		Best practice		Evidence cited		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		08/01/2006
Guidelines for public health management of meningococcal disease in the UK		Care guideline Review		Case control studies Evidence cited Meta analysis Professional opinion RCT		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		08/01/2006
Clinical guidelines for patients with an influenza like illness during an influenza pandemic (2006)		Best practice Care guideline		Evidence cited		Hospital Infection Society (HIS)		06/06/2006
International Standards for Tuberculosis Care		Best practice		Evidence cited		World Health Organization (WHO)		04/01/2006
Tuberculosis - Clinical diagnosis and management of tuberculosis and measures for its prevention and control (NICE)		Best practice Care guideline Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)		03/01/2006
Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel – Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) (United States)		Best practice Review		Evidence cited		Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report		02/09/2006
Avian Influenza ("bird flu") - Fact sheet		Factsheet		Evidence cited Professional opinion		World Health Organization (WHO)		02/01/2006
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005		Best practice Care guideline		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)		12/30/2005
Guidelines for the Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious Tuberculosis		Care guideline		Evidence cited		Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report		12/16/2005
Avian Influenza frequently asked questions		Factsheet Web directory		Evidence cited Professional opinion		World Health Organization (WHO)		12/05/2005
Statutory Notifications of Infectious Diseases (NOIDS)		Web directory		N/A		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		11/15/2005
Revised Interim guidelines for investigation and reporting of suspected human cases of avian influenza.		Best practice Care guideline		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		11/01/2005
WHO global influenza preparedness plan The role of WHO and recommendations for national measures before and during pandemics		Best practice Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		World Health Organization (WHO)		11/01/2005
Explaining pandemic flu: a guide from the Chief Medical Officer		Factsheet Public leaflet		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Department of Health (DH)		10/19/2005
Pandemic Flu: Important information for you and your family		Factsheet Public leaflet		Unspecified		Department of Health (DH)		10/19/2005
Operational Framework for stockpiling, distributing and using antiviral drugs in the event of pandemic influenza		Best practice		Professional opinion Unspecified		Department of Health (DH)		09/21/2005
Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections		Best practice Care guideline Journal article Systematic review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)		08/16/2005
BTS recommendations for assessing risk and for managing mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in patients due to start anti-TNF-alpha treatment		Best practice Care guideline Journal article Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Thorax online		07/29/2005
Action on Health Care Associated Infections in England: Summary of responses to the consultation		Consultation		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		07/15/2005
Biological agents: Managing the risks in laboratories and healthcare premises		Best practice		Evidence cited		Health & Safety Executive		05/01/2005
All you ever needed to know about germs in the home – and never had time to find out (2005)		Best practice Training				IFH		03/01/2005
Health Building Note 04-01:Supplement A - Isolation facilities in acute settings (currently under review)		Best practice Care guideline		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Space for Health		02/28/2005
The management of health, safety and welfare issues for NHS staff (The Blue Book)		Best practice		Evidence cited Professional opinion		NHS Employers (NHSE)		02/01/2005
Control of Legionella: Revised Approved Code of Practice, (Operational Circular: OC 255/11)		Best practice		Evidence cited		Health & Safety Executive		12/02/2004
Interim UK Guidelines for management of close community contacts of invasive group A Streptococcal Disease.		Best practice Journal article Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Agency (HPA)		12/01/2004
Stopping Tuberculosis in England - An Action Plan from the Chief Medical Officer		Best practice		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		10/07/2004
Ventilator-associated pneumonia		Best practice Journal article		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Science Direct		08/01/2004
WHO consultation on priority public health interventions before and during an influenza pandemic		Best practice Consultation Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		World Health Organization (WHO)		04/27/2004
Acyclovir for treating varicella in otherwise healthy children and adolescents		Systematic review		Meta analysis		Cochrane Library		04/19/2004
Hospital Management of Adults with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) if SARS re-emerges		Best practice Care guideline		Evidence cited		British Thoracic Society (BTS)		02/10/2004
Guidance on the use of oseltamivir and amantadine for the prophylaxis of influenza		Best practice Care guideline Systematic review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)		09/06/2003
Guidance on the use of oseltamivir and amantadine for the prophylaxis of influenza		Best practice Systematic review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)		09/01/2003
Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities (HICPAC)		Best practice Systematic review		Evidence cited Personal experience		Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)		06/06/2003
Prevention and Control of Influenza - Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)		CAT (Critically Appraised Topic)		Evidence cited		Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)		05/06/2003
Influenza Factsheet 211		Factsheet Public leaflet		Evidence cited Professional opinion		World Health Organization (WHO)		03/01/2003
Home Hygiene: Prevention of infection in the home		Best practice		Evidence cited		Infection Prevention Society (Incorporating ICNA)		03/01/2003
Guidance on the use of zanamivir, oseltamivir and amantadine for the treatment of influenza.		Best practice Care guideline Systematic review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)		02/06/2003
Getting ahead of the Curve: a strategy for combating infectious disease. A report by the Chief Medical Officer		Government report Policy		Evidence cited		Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection		01/10/2002
National Guidelines for the Prevention of Nosocomial Invasive Aspergillosis During Construction/Renovation Activities (2002)		Best practice Care guideline Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		Health Protection Surveillance Centre (Ireland)		01/01/2002
Microbiological Commissioning and Monitoring of Operating Theatre Suites. A Report of a Working Party of the Hospital Infection Society		Best practice Review		Evidence cited		Hospital Infection Society (HIS)		01/01/2001
BTS Guidelines - Control and prevention of tuberculosis in United Kingdom: Code of Practice 2000. Thorax 2000; 55: 887-901		Best practice Care guideline Review		Evidence cited Professional opinion		British Thoracic Society (BTS)		08/22/2000
The management and control of hospital infection: action for the NHS for the management and control of infection in hospitals in England HSC 2000/002		Best practice		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		02/11/2000
The Interdepartmental Working Group on Tuberculosis: The prevention and control of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom UK guidance on the prevention and control of transmission of 1) HIV-related tuberculosis 2) drug-resistant, including multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis (1998)		Best practice		Evidence cited		Department of Health (DH)		09/01/1998
BTS Guidelines - Chemotherapy and management of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom : recommendations 1998		Best practice Care guideline Journal article		Evidence cited Professional opinion		British Thoracic Society (BTS)		01/21/1998