Businesses
Business Continuity – Protecting your business
Business continuity planning is important
for all businesses – the ability to survive
an unforeseen disaster can be the difference
between success and business failure.
Whereas most business continuity planning
looks at events that are unlikely to happen,
it is becoming clear that most if not all businesses
in the UK will be affected by a flu pandemic
in the coming months.
New cases of swine flu are being reported
daily and the government now expects new cases
to exceed 100,000 per day before the end of
the summer. As autumn and winter arrive, the
number of cases will increase dramatically,
with latest forecasts suggesting that up to
50% of the population will suffer from swine
flu this winter.
The impact on businesses will be significant.
While the NHS has stocks of anti-viral medication,
the sheer number of new cases daily will place
an enormous burden on services, with the likely
outcome that many people will remain untreated
and off work for an extended period of time.
What can I do to protect my business?
In addition to effective hand and respiratory
hygiene, anti-viral medication is the most
effective treatment currently available. By
giving your employees the opportunity to purchase
anti-viral medication to take in the event
of a pandemic, you are greatly reducing the
impact that staff shortages due to sickness
will have on your business.
The anti-viral medication that we prescribe
has been licensed for over 10 years and to
date over 40 million courses have been prescribed
worldwide. This medication has an excellent
safety record and a very low side effect profile.
The anti-viral medication is a Prescription
Only Medication (POM), so each employee will
need to complete an on-line medical questionnaire
which is reviewed by our UK based doctors.
In 99% of cases the prescription is approved
and will be despatched to your employee.
What does it cost?
A
single treatment course of anti-viral medication,
which covers 5 days and is taken if the patient
starts to exhibit symptoms of swine flu, costs
£45.94 inc VAT plus p+p.
This compares favourably to the cost of lost
business from an employee being off ill due
to swine flu.
Alternatively,
an enhanced level of protection is available
in the form of two 10 day preventative courses,
to be taken if your employee comes into contact
with the swine flu virus.
Research has shown that this medical approach
is likely to offer the additional benefit of
a substantial level of immunity from further
infection. In addition they will receive a
further single treatment course should symptoms
exhibit later. This enhanced protection costs
just £110.25 plus p+p.
What to do next?
The programme from Influenza Protection is
available only to businesses and their employees.
To access the on-line consultation and order
anti viral medication, your business will require
a unique reference code to be used by all your
employees. By clicking on the “register” button
below you can register your business.
To complete the registration process, we are
required to obtain a letter from you on your
headed letter head confirming that applications
are being made by a company or on behalf of
their employees. This is to help the health
authorities limit the amount of anti viral
medication in the general population. A sample
letter is available to download and to copy
/ paste onto your letter head. This can be
emailed back to us with your details. We will
then send you a unique reference number for
use by all of your employees to access the
on-line screening and medication ordering process.
Each application will require payment by credit
or debit card. A full receipt will be sent
to the applicant, so that those businesses
that wish to provide this protection for their
employees may do so via normal business expenses.
Business Schemes for more than 500 employees
We currently run many large company schemes
for businesses with more than 500 employees.
If you would like us to contact you to consider
a bespoke programme for your business, please
contact us at admin@influenzaprotection.co.uk
Hygiene Products from Influenza Protection
You can help stop the spread of the flu virus
by providing your employees with anti-viral
surface wipes and hand cleansers. Influenza
Protection has a range of products available
for purchase on-line. Go to our on-line shop.
