Decision - COVID-19 UPDATE

Decision details

COVID-19 UPDATE

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

The Executive considered an overarching verbal update report from the Strategic Director (RP), together with a short presentation from the Corporate Policy & Research Officer, providing information concerning the Omicron variant and the latest epidemiology statistics relating to the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

The following issues were raised by Members:

 

·        in response to a question, it was confirmed the availability of Lateral Flow Testing kits had increased nationally from 300,000 per day to over 1 Million per day (particularly via local pharmacies);

·        New Nightingale Ward at Lister Hospital – the Senior Environmental & Licensing Manager agreed to raise at the next meeting of the Hertfordshire Health Protection Board the issue of whether this building would be remain in situ at the hospital for other uses once the Covid-19 pandemic had subsided;

·        Hospitalised Covid-19 cases – the Senior Environmental & Licensing Manager agreed to raise a request for the latest figures regarding the numbers of those hospitalised who were unvaccinated at the next meeting of the Hertfordshire Health Protection Board; and

·        Pop-up vaccination centre in Bedwell Ward – Officer were requested to continue to pursue the need for this facility, and that it should be provided on both weekdays and weekends with Public Health colleagues. 

 

It was RESOLVED that the Covid-19 update be noted.

Publication date: 21/01/2022

Date of decision: 19/01/2022

Decided at meeting: 19/01/2022 - Executive