Swine Flu Advice – Information for Staff
UPDATED 12 February 2010
Swine Flu / Influenza A (H1N1)
On 11 June 2009 the World Health Organization declared Phase 6 of its pandemic alert system, which means that swine flu is now spreading in communities in several countries.
The UK Government has provided information in other languages http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Pandemic-flu/Pages/Otherlanguages.aspx
General advice:
- Please ensure that you maintain all infection control /general hygiene measures as described on:
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk; - Check your personal details are up-to-date on myJob;
- Refer regularly to these pages for any updates.
If you develop flu-like symptoms:
- You should stay at home and contact your GP. They will be able to assess you and prescribe antivirals if you need them;
- Do not come into work;
- Inform your line manager;
- Consider identifying ‘flu friends’.
All employees are expected to attend work, as normal, unless they have been directly affected by the virus:
- If it is necessary for you to stay at home to look after your child if they are showing symptoms of swine flu, it is recommended that you discuss this matter with your line manager in the first instance. Staff are expected to be flexible in such circumstances and, if possible, to share the responsibility for childcare between parents.
- Line managers may exercise discretion in such circumstances by allowing staff to work from home (where appropriate) and to use annual leave, unpaid leave (in line with the Time Off for Dependents Policy) or a combination of these options.
- Your child should attend school as normal unless they develop symptoms or the school has been closed. The Health Protection Agency advises that everyone sticks to their normal routine unless advised otherwise.
Additional information for Heads of Department is provided here: www.sheffield.ac.uk/swineflu/heads.html.
Dealing with Students who have Swine Flu Symptoms
Students who are reporting swine flu symptoms should stay at home and contact their GP or the University Health Service on 0114 222 2100. If they are diagnosed with Swine Flu they should email Student Services at support@sheffield.ac.uk and the Head of their Department to advise them of this.
If students are not showing symptoms, but are worried by the swine flu situation, they can contact Student Services Information Desk on 0114-222-1299 (www.shef.ac.uk/ssid/).
General information page for current students
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