Issue - meetings

The SBC Interim Public Health Service Lead stated that:

·  Despite the increase in the positivity rate there had been no large outbreaks in Slough recently. Central Government advice was to return to normal pre-covid activity.  For example, the Council was looking into a phased and managed return to workplaces for its staff.

·  The local plan was being revised.

·  There was increased surveillance of any outbreaks at schools and a move away from contact tracing to outbreak management.

·  lncreasing testing and vaccination opportunities for the public.

Following further discussion, the actions below were agreed:

Action 5: A detailed plan for the autumn and winter of 2021/22 be submitted to the October meeting of the Board, and to include:

-contingency planning

-a vaccine plan (for both covid and flu)

-a plan regarding the deployment of volunteers

-how to increase testing opportunities and the distribution of free testing kits.

The SBC Interim Public Health Service Lead undertook to do this.

Resolved: That the verbal update be noted