Flu Surveillance in the UK

QFLU is a new daily collection and analysis service specifically established to support pandemic flu planning. It has been set up by the University of Nottingham and EMIS (the main supplier of general practice computer systems within the UK) in collaboration with the Health Protection Agency. Currently, QFLU is a not-for-profit network of over 3,300 general practices spread throughout the UK covering a total population of almost 22 million patients (> 25% of the UK population).