I've got a day off from work so can view this comedy from a distance

There's been an outbreak of Swine Flu (or rather 1 pupil of a local school has got it). Unfortunately the Health Protection Agency and our local public health have done naff all. Things have not been helped by the fact that the members of staff of the local school have decided it's a week extra holiday and have f'ed off!! Unfortunately it appears that between phonecalls to Thomas Cook to see about last-minute deals, one of members of staff told one of the parents that they should bring the perfectly well kid to the health centre to be swabbed (despite the fact that they aren't even our patient and this is actually not what the HPA guidance is)... Unfortunately this has gone out in a major way (did they blooming text everyone?) and the rumour mill went into full throw with everyone ringing everyone else. We've now got half of North West London in our 2 car car-park holding up their perfectly healthy kids and screaming "I NEED MY CHILD SWABBING!!!". And the other half of Norf London are there just in case they're missing out on anything.

What's with the communing in the car park? Very strange.

Meanwhile the people who are actually poorly get pushed to one side, whilst the DoH do jack sh!t as ever except quietly sell large bits of the NHS off to private companies in return for back-handers (allegidly)....

I wouldn't mind having such a dictatorial nannying government if they could at least manage when the sh!t hits the fan. But I reckon the reason they're so bloody controlling is because they recognize that actually they're pretty useless at being in charge when it's required.... though they are very good at fiddling the books and making sure that they're okay.....

And just to make things even better it appears that there's about to be the worlds biggest thunderstorm Hope they aren't holding their kids too high in the air when that strikes!!!

The really funny bit is that people who have symptoms and need treatment are being told that there are too many people for the drugs to be couriered and that they need to travel across London to get it from a specific hospital. Why don't they give the patients some hypodermic needles full of Ebola so that they can really ensure they spread disease as they go to get their (probably unecessary) anti-virals!!!!

Why exactly do we pay these incompetent twits to be in office? Pi$$ up and brewery spring to mind..... Still, we shouldn't blame ourselves. It's not like we even voted Stalin and Rasputin (Brown and Mandie) in!!! They just kind of came to power by magic....

Bloody hell, sounds like a proper balls up I reckon they should sack most of those desk jockeys, that'd save a lot of money and boost efficiency!

Nowhere near as idiotic, but I had to laugh at work the other day. One of the top managers sent a memo to all of the depts asking for them to come up with contingency plans in case of a pandemic to make sure there's enough staff left to run the place when people start refusing to come in.

Now it may just be me, but if it's getting that bad surely the last thing you want kept open is a massive theme park...

Went to turkey 3 weeks ago and when we landed the Turks had an infra red camera checking everyone that got off a plane. On return to Stansted what did we see? Zilch. No wonder we have such a large number of infected people.

We're all going to get it at some point. Personally I'd rather get it now than in the winter when I'm run down and battling off another form of flu already

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Originally posted by martyn_16v
Nowhere near as idiotic, but I had to laugh at work the other day. One of the top managers sent a memo to all of the depts asking for them to come up with contingency plans in case of a pandemic to make sure there's enough staff left to run the place when people start refusing to come in.

Now it may just be me, but if it's getting that bad surely the last thing you want kept open is a massive theme park...

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Gonna be calling the nhs tomorrow and ask them when we're gonna get this swine flu leaflet they're supposed to be sending to everyone, cos I'm feeling a bit *insert swine flu symptoms I found off tinternet*

How they inform you in Australia:

Centre for Disease Control
RE: SWINE FLU

As you wre advised earlier through a Departmental advisory letter, there is a distinct possibility of an outbreak and epidemic of Swine Flu continuing in this country.

To facilitate identification and in order that you may be able on the alert for indications that you or a member of your family may have contracted the virus, you should be aware of the following symptoms:

1) Sore throat.
2) Persistent slight headache.
3) Nausea or upset stomach.
4) An uncontrollable urge to f*ck in the mud.

crap day, but i dont see what the doh could have done when a member of the public gives dumb advise and stupid (if worried) parents act on it in ignorance?