Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Programme – Chief Medical Officer Statistical legacy report

The CMO's report, published in December 2010, provides a detailed assessment of the surveillance systems and data streams used during the pandemic and highlights and records best practice, identifies lessons learned, and considers the balance between data gathering and the burden of reporting to the NHS. 
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Programme – Chief Medical Officer Statistical legacy report [external link]

The 2009 Influenza Pandemic – An independent review of the UK response to the 2009 influenza pandemic

The report of the independent review committee of strategic response to 2009 H1N1 pandemic, led by Dame Deidre Hine, was published in early July 2010. The committee reviewed documentation and reports of work carried out by the HPA, the NHS, the DH and other agencies, both in the preparation for the pandemic and the response throughout the course of the pandemic in order to determine the effectiveness of strategies that were utilised and whether lessons can be learned for the future. 
The 2009 Influenza Pandemic – An independent review of the UK response to the 2009 influenza pandemic [external link]

The role of the Health Protection Agency in the ‘containment’ phase during the first wave of pandemic influenza in England in 2009

This overview surveys the role of the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in the ‘containment’ phase of the 2009 influenza pandemic. It gives a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of measures taken to contain the pandemic and assesses the impact on the HPA’s activities.

The overview sets the scene for the ‘containment’ phase, describes the early course of, and response to, the pandemic in England, and gives the results of an analysis on the impact of ‘containment’ on transmission of influenza infection. Key issues identified by the major operational divisions of the HPA which responded to the pandemic are summarised. Finally preliminary conclusions are drawn about the overall impact of the ‘containment’ phase on the course of the pandemic in England, and the role of the HPA.

Assessment of the HPA in the Containment phase of the 2009 pandemic (PDF, 578 KB)