Fig. 2.

Estimated weekly GP consultation rates for influenza-like illness (per 100,000) in England, Wales and Scotland. Note: This data has been included in a separate chart to our newspaper analysis (Fig. 1) due the different week-ending date (Sunday as opposed to Friday in Fig. 1). The National Pandemic Flu Service (NPFS) was launched in England on Thursday, the 23 July 2009. Following its introduction, and the start of the school summer holidays, the GP consultation rate in England dropped sharply. Source: HPA (WWW).