BTS, working together with the British Infection Society, the Health Protection Agency and the Department of Health, has produced a recent update to its Guidelines for the clinical management of patients with an influenza-like illness during an influenza pandemic.

The BTS view on the role of NIV and its place in managing patients during a 'flu pandemic, provided in response to a request from the Public Health and Wellbeing Directorate of the Scottish Government in May 2008 is available here. 

Guideline

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