Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Deputy Director of Public Health.

Greater Manchester Resilience Forum have recently produced a framework to ensure clarity on operational roles and responsibilities for multi agencies responding to an outbreak. There is a requirement that the Health and Wellbeing Board is informed of the availability of the plan and have assurances that the local economy has agreed policies and procedures to manage an outbreak.

The Board is asked to note that the above plan has been prepared and is being fully utilised within the Health and Care Economy.

Officer contact: Sarah Turner, 0161-474-3928, sarah.l.turner@stockport.gov.uk

The Deputy Director of Public Health submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) informing the Board that the Greater Manchester Resilience Forum had recently produced a framework to ensure clarity on operational roles and responsibilities for multi agencies responding to an outbreak, and providing assurance that the local economy had agreed policies and procedures to manage such an event.

Clarification was sought on the applicability of the Plan, and in response it was stated that the Plan provided for various scenarios based on the most common issues, but in all cases the response provided following the same basic principles.

It was commented that compared to other health and care economies there tended to be fewer outbreaks in Stockport, and this might be reflective of the focus given to prevention in Stockport.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.