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Background Social Care Arrangements Emergency Planning Arrangements Public Health Arrangements Keep Warm, Keep Well Leaflet Walsall Weather Page Questions
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Background
Responsibility every year to ensure winter arrangements are in place
Public Health responsible for Walsall Cold Weather Plan and key health messages
Different Service roles required during winter from gritting to care
Joint working between Council and Health services is developed and dovetailed where appropriate
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Social Care
General information on inclement weather plans can be found on the council website
Individual Carers of customers will be contacted directly by Social Care staff of any cancelation of transport
Service arrangement in place to minimise disruption We have a team of staff who watch over vulnerable service
users and are on duty to respond as required
Please contact for further information on: 01922 650828 When can you ring?
During inclement weather between 7:45am – 17:00pmNone inclement weather between 8:30am -17:00pm
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Emergency Planning
Development of winter preparedness
Business Continuity planning – maintain Council services
24/7 emergency response
Communication plan outlining how internal and external communication will be developed
Coordination of resources required e.g. Rest Centres opened in response to severe weather
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Public Health
Statutory responsibility over health advice/protection of Walsall population i.e. Health Checks & Infectious disease
Cold Weather Planning – health advice to the public
“The Cold Weather Plan for England is a framework intended to protect the population from
harm to health from cold weather. It aims to prevent the major
avoidable effects on health during periods of cold weather in
England by alerting people to the negative health effects of cold weather, and enabling them to
prepare and respond appropriately.”
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Public Health Arrangements
• Gaining Assurance with key partners i.e. Care Homes
• Ensuring Actions are taken from Walsall Council, Walsall CCG and Walsall Health Trust
• Ensuring Accountability and Responsibility through action cards
• Ensuring Joint Approach within Walsall i.e. Voluntary Sector
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Walsall Weather page
• Up-to-date Weather Information
• Weather Advice
• Health Advice
• Updates
• Blogging system
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