Antiviral Collection Points

Peter RichardsonEmergency Preparedness TrainerJuly 30th 2009

In a pandemic, or possibly before, large numbers of people would need to

access Antivirals…

Here’s how…

‘Symptomatic individuals’… Or their ‘Flu Friends’...contact the

National online and call centre (a.k.a: ‘The FLU LINE’)• The FLU LINE assesses • the need for Antivirals based on the

information given, and if appropriate…• Authorises the issue of Antivirals…• Via a Unique Reference Number (URN)

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• The URN contains 12 characters ‘coded’ to contain information about the dose required by the symptomatic individual, as previously assessed by the FLU LINE

• The Flu Friend would attend an ACP with the URN, some patient data and form of ID for him/her/self

• The Flu Friend’s identity would be checked

• The URN and patient information would be ‘assessed’ and…

…if all goes well, an Antiviral dose would be authorised and issued, along with an Explanatory Leaflet…

• …and the event duly recorded…

• …thereby completing the ‘end to end process’ for that particular Flu Friend, who would then deliver the Antiviral and explanatory leaflet to the patient

On arrival at the ACP…

• An ACP is a building, or part of a building temporarily taken over to assess, authorise and issue Antivirals to members of the public acting as ‘Flu-Friends’, and record appropriately

• The 32 designated ACP’s in Lincolnshire comprise Health Clincs; other NHS buildings (e.g. LPfT Training Centre, Sleaford); and non-NHS buildings such as ‘events centres’ like Springfields in Spalding and the EPIC centre on Lincolnshire Showground

What exactly is an ACP?

What exactly is an ACP? (2)

• Likely ACP buildings were assessed in April/ May 2009 against national guidance, and had to meet a range of DoH criteria

• A geographical ‘spread’ of ACP’s to meet the needs of the population

• ‘Mobilisation time’ varies: 24, 48, 96 hours, up to 7 days from notification to ‘operationalise’

• all ‘24-hour mobilise’ ACPs are NHS buildings (the ‘First 13’)

• We are obliged to have at least 1 designated 24/7 ACP

ACP’s able to mobilise within 24-96 hours

Any Questions, please?

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