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swine flu information
A Freedom of Information request to Department of Health by daizi jones
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daizi jones
28 June 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Dear Sir or Madam,
how many cases of swine flu were reported in the UK between 1st of
January 09 and 1st June 09?
Of these cases how many people died?
How many people have been vaccinated by the NHS for swine flu
during this time?
How much money has been spent by the Health Services and Health
Authorities on public information/prevention about/of swine flu?
Yours faithfully,
daizi jones
daizi jones
Department of Health
29 June 2009
Thank you for your email.
Where a reply is appropriate we aim to send one within 20 working days.
If your enquiry is about a medical matter, please contact NHS Direct on
0845 4647 or visit [1]NHS Choices, or contact your GP surgery.
For the latest information about swine flu, please visit [2]NHS Choices or
call the swine flu helpline on 0800 151 3513.
For general health information you may also find it helpful to refer to
[3]Directgov, the UK Government's Official information website, or the
Department of Health website's [4]Frequently Asked Questions.
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4. http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/FAQ/index.htm
Department of Health
10 July 2009
Our ref: DE00000425640
10 July 2009
Dear Ms Jones
Thank you for your email of 28 June asking under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA), for information about swine flu statistics, and
this Department's and the NHS's response to the situation.
Data on the number of swine flu cases reported in the UK and the number of
deaths, up to 1 June 2009, is publicly available on the Health Protection
Agency (HPA) website at:
[1]http://www.hpa.org.uk/servlet/Satellite?...
We have given this link in accordance with S21 of the FOIA, which enables
us to refer requestors directly to published sources of information.
No vaccine is available yet for swine flu so no one in the UK has been
vaccinated.
We have spent in the region of -L-7 million on raising awareness about
swine flu and the swine flu information line.
You may find it useful to visit the Department's website, [2]www.dh.gov.uk
, and the NHS website, [3]www.nhs.uk , for further information about swine
flu and countermeasures.
I hope that this is helpful. If you are dissatisfied with the handling of
the FOI aspects of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal
review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of
the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be
addressed to:
Head of the Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health
Room 317
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NS
Email: [4][email address]
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for a decision.
Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
complaints procedure provided by the Department. The ICO can be contacted
at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely,
Colin McDonald
FOI Casework Advisor
Department of Health
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