title: Swine flu pandemic response not to be sneezed at.
abstract: NHS DIRECT has ten years' experience of dealing with local and national health incidents and scares, and its senior clinical team of more than 40 senior nurses is crucial to these responses.
authors.affiliation: Nursing for south west England at NHS Direct and clinical assurance director of the National Pandemic Flu Service.
authors.forename: Cecily
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cook