BritishProud Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 (edited) Swine flu is spreading through s8 be aware Edited July 28, 2009 by BritishProud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimo Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Why has the swine flu sticky disappeared again? Very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 It has been taken down at the request of the NHS communications team who posted it originally. I'm sure that they will be posting further on this and other health issues soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Manager Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 A friend of mind whos baby has just had swineflu - (now passed on to there mother) is doing ok , tho as you would expect at first they did panic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbyBrown Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Swine Flu is having a devatsating effect on Council Workers. Some of my friends who work for council have noticed that many of their ranks are off ill with suspected swine flu. In fact Swine Flu hits with a venganence on Monday Morning. It appears this illness has mutated, and strikes on a Monday On the other hand the desease seems not to be effecting the self employed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Or maybe there are an extra 2 days in which the start of the illness can make itself apparent before Monday so that a week's illness is more likely to be first reported to managers on a Monday than on any other day because the manager will hear about those who fell ill on Saturday, Sunday AND Monday on a Monday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravity426 Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 However I can not be so sure about the Ah1n1 pandemic. The A in Ah1n1 means its avian. B means its human. I really do hate to stick my ore in once again but this cannot go unanswered. This is wrong. Influenza A is just the name for the most virulent form of flu. That doesnt always mean severe, it just means it can be passed on easily. Swine Flu is an 'A' variant, which has both swine and avian components. Both this virus (H1N1) and bird flu (H5N1) are part of the same subtype (A) of influenza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 My bold Really? And can they survive without water for the same length of time? Or do you think the people who run the water (and sewage) systems are somehow immune from swine flu and will carry on working? Be realistic. Any business (especially an essential service) will have plans in place to cope with these situations. For example: Prioritising work so essential tasks are carried out at the expense of non-essential tasks, to keep the system running. Asking the staff who are healthy to work longer hours Diverting staff/admin staff/managers to support front line services Using training staff/trainees to support front line services Calling in support from other areas of the country Asking part time staff or staff on leave to come in to work Asking staff who have recently left/retired to come back to work Using external contractors Asking for support from other agencies eg local councils Worse case, ask the government to send in the army to assist. As swine flu only lasts for about a week, I am sure the water company will be able to cope. Yes, leaks might not get mended as quickly, but I doubt there will be any major problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br8inend Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 I really do hate to stick my ore in once again but this cannot go unanswered. This is wrong. Influenza A is just the name for the most virulent form of flu. That doesnt always mean severe, it just means it can be passed on easily. Swine Flu is an 'A' variant, which has both swine and avian components. Both this virus (H1N1) and bird flu (H5N1) are part of the same subtype (A) of influenza. If it was subtype B it would be a human variant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br8inend Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Be realistic. Any business (especially an essential service) will have plans in place to cope with these situations. For example: Prioritising work so essential tasks are carried out at the expense of non-essential tasks, to keep the system running. Asking the staff who are healthy to work longer hours Diverting staff/admin staff/managers to support front line services Using training staff/trainees to support front line services Calling in support from other areas of the country Asking part time staff or staff on leave to come in to work Asking staff who have recently left/retired to come back to work Using external contractors Asking for support from other agencies eg local councils Worse case, ask the government to send in the army to assist. As swine flu only lasts for about a week, I am sure the water company will be able to cope. Yes, leaks might not get mended as quickly, but I doubt there will be any major problems. All the above could and should be avoided . Good post andy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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