Swine Flu Hotline Video



A swine flu hotline? The UK has found a solution to the stress its healthcare system is experiencing. Swine flu diagnosis will be made by phone or internet.

After a diagnosis is made, a flu friend will go to pick up Tamiflu from a medication centre. But will this work? You decide...

View this video to see what England, (and perhaps other countries in time), is doing about its pandemic-overwhelmed doctors and hospitals.



Please press the "Play Button" (left) in the player controls
instead of the arrow on the screen.

What do you think? Will this swine flu hotline work? Will physicians be able to diagnose illnesses correctly, without seeing the patient?

Will they be able to assess the serious or severity of an illness by phone? Will people take advantage of the system in order to get a supply of Tamiflu?

Should other countries follow suit and initiate a similar system? What about drive-through pharmacies?

If you live in the UK, here is information to access the new service: