Category: West Midlands

Six year old girl dies of swine flu

June 29, 2009 by srrpenna

A girl, thought to be six years old, has died at Birmingham Children's Hospital after contracting swine flu.

NHS West Midlands said the girl, who had other serious health conditions, died on Friday evening. It is not known if flu contributed to her death.

Source: www.news.bbc.co.uk

Swine flu update: Government changes strategy from containment to outbreak management

June 25, 2009 by srrpenna

Speaking this morning, Andy Burnham, the Health Secretary, and Sir Liam Donaldson, the Chief Medical Officer, said that there were hotspots where swabbing and lab confirmations of the virus now put an unjustifiable strain on time and resources. These areas, including the West Midlands and London, are now shifting from the containment phase, which is led by the Health Protection Agency, to outbreak management, led by the strategic health authorities and local health trusts.