Walsall Council Winter Preparedness

Content  Background  Public Health Arrangements  Social Care Arrangements  Emergency Planning Arrangements  Walsall Weather Page  Questions

Background  Winter Planning is not new  Responsibility to ensure winter arrangements are in place  New structures i.e. Public Health  Different Service roles required during winter  Joint working is developed and dovetailed where appropriate

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

Public Health  Statutory responsibility over health advice/protection of Walsall population i.e. Health Checks & Infectious disease  Cold Winter 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.”

Public Health Arrangements  Reinforce Public Health and ‘Keep Warm, Keep Well’ messages during winter  Gain assurance throughout Local Authority and key partners concerning planning and actions  Lead on response to Alert levels through action cards Key Public Health Actions Summarised

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: When can you ring?  During inclement weather between 7:45am – 17:00pm  None inclement weather between 8:30am -17:00pm Address: Electrium Point, Forge Road Willenhall, WV12 4HD

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