Amendment of article 1 of the Establishment Order2
In article 1 of the Establishment Order (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2)—
a
after the definition of “general ophthalmic services” insert the following definitions—
“influenza pandemic” means a global outbreak of pandemic influenza;
“National Pandemic Flu Line Service” means a multi-channel remote access service for the assessment of patients and the authorisation of medication in the event of an influenza pandemic;
b
after the definition of “operational date” insert the following definition—
“pandemic influenza” means influenza caused by a new virus subtype that has an increased and sustained transmission during a global outbreak of influenza;