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Walsall Council Winter Preparedness

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

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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

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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 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.”

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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

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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 – 17:00pm None inclement weather between 8:30am -17:00pm

Address: Electrium Point, Forge Road Willenhall, WV12 4HD

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Walsall Weather page

• Up-to-date Weather Information

• Weather Advice

• Health Advice

• Updates

• Blogging system

• Last year 9k hits

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