Specific activity levels Long Term Planning all Preparedness Alert and Readiness Action Major Incident – associated with cold year Emergency Response weather Messages to service Communicate public Continue to communicate Continue to communicate Continue actions as per and public health media messages public health media public health level 3 unless advised to messages messages the contrary Messages to CCG staff Work with partners and Review the distribution of Communicate alerts to Communicate alerts to Continue actions as per on risk reduction awareness the cold weather alerts staff and make sure that and make sure that level 3 unless advised to (e.g. flu vaccination for staff across the system and they can take appropriate winter plans are in the contrary in September/October), ensure staff are aware of actions operation information and education winter plans and advice Activate business continuity arrangements and emergency as required Messages to providers Ensure key partners, Ensure key partners are Continue actions as per including all managers of undertaking action in level 3 unless advised to care, residential and response to alerts the contrary nursing homes are aware of the alert system and Ensure continuity can access advice arrangements are working with provider organisations coordination with Work with local Support community Continue actions as per local agencies and organisations to organisations to mobilise level 3 unless advised to authorities coordinate locally community emergency the contrary appropriate cold weather plans plans in accordance with the local and national Cold Work with partner Weather Plan agencies (e.g. transport) to ensure road and pavement gritting arrangements are in effect to allow access to critical services and high-use pedestrian areas
Specific activity levels associated with cold weather Long Term Planning all year Preparedness Alert and Readiness Action Major Incident – Emergency Response Messages to service and public Communicate public health media messages Continue to communicate public health media messages Continue to communicate public health messages Continue actions as per level 3 unless advised to the contrary Messages to CCG staff Work with partners and on risk reduction awareness (e.g. flu vaccination for staff in September/October), information and education Review the distribution of the cold weather alerts across the system and ensure staff are aware of winter plans and advice Communicate alerts to staff and make sure that they can take appropriate actions Activate business continuity arrangements and emergency as required Communicate alerts to and make sure that winter plans are in operation Continue actions as per level 3 unless advised to the contrary Messages to providers Ensure key partners, including all managers of care, residential and nursing homes are aware of the alert system and can access advice Ensure key partners are undertaking action in response to alerts Ensure continuity arrangements are working with provider organisations Continue actions as per level 3 unless advised to the contrary coordination with local agencies and authorities Work with local organisations to coordinate locally appropriate cold weather plans in accordance with the local and national Cold Weather Plan Support community organisations to mobilise community emergency plans Work with partner agencies (e.g. transport) to ensure road and pavement gritting arrangements are in effect to allow access to critical services and high-use pedestrian areas Continue actions as per level 3 unless advised to the contrary