Agenda item

Consideration was given to a briefing of the Lead Health Protection Nurse on the Operational Local Health Economy Outbreak plan which had been endorsed by Oldham Cares.

The Joint Acting Director of Public Health (Consultant in Public Health, Health and Wellbeing) presented the information.

It was explained that this was an agreed joint plan between the Council Health Protection Team and Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to ensure clarity on operational roles and responsibilities for each responding organisation in the event of an outbreak. The document had been developed to supplement the “Greater Manchester Outbreak Plan” to ensure an effective and coordinated approach to the management of outbreaks and of communicable diseases within Oldham. 

RESOLVED that the Operational Local Health Economy Outbreak plan be endorsed to support staff to engage in appropriate exercising to embed the multi-agency response to an outbreak and create familiarity over key tasks.