If you have flu-like symptoms and are concerned that you may have swine flu:

Read up on swine flu symptoms at NHS Choices
Stay at home and visit the National Pandemic Flu Service website for assessment or call 0800 1 513 100 for treatment or 0800 1 513 513 for advice
If swine flu is confirmed by the national pandemic flu service, you will be given a code to enable you to get your antiviral medication.
Ask a healthy friend or relative to pick up your medication from the collection point advised by the service
(currently Chesterton Medical Centre for Cambridge area)

Please do not ring the surgery for advice or for treatment for uncomplicated cases of suspected swine flu

You should only call the surgery directly if:

you have a serious underlying illness
you are pregnant
you have a sick child under one year old
your condition suddenly gets much worse
your condition is still getting worse after seven days (or five days for a child)

For more information on the National Pandemic Flu Service go to Flu Service - Questions and Answers

Symptoms

Covering your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing, using a tissue when possible
Disposing of dirty tissues promptly and carefully
Maintaining good basic hygiene, for example washing hands frequently with soap and water to reduce the spread
of the virus from your hands to your face or to other people
Cleaning hard surfaces (such as door handles) frequently using a normal cleaning product

When you ring the surgery, please tell the receptionist you have flu-like symptoms and give details of contact telephone numbers
The duty doctor will ring you back during the morning, at the end of the morning, early afternoon or during evening surgery.
If swine flu is confirmed you will be asked to send a healthy friend or relative to collect a voucher for your antiviral medication which can be collected from Chesterton medical centre.
If you have a serious underlying medical condition you may be asked to attend the surgery either at about 12:30 or 5pm. Please come to the side door and ring the bell.

Further information can be found at