York Outbreak Management Control Plan Risk Log

Theme Name	Area	Theme Lead	Aims	Latest updates	RAG rating and comments
Care homes and Schools	Care Homes	Leigh Bell	Manage outbreaks in care homes Keep homes covid free	Routine testing in place for staff and residents. Access to testing for homes for outbreaks Visitor policy updated for Tier 2 requirements		Access to testing good. Low number of positive cases.
Care homes and schools	Schools	Anita Dobson	Manage outbreaks in school settings. Support to school staff	Schools supported with outbreaks. Regular support from public health		Number of schools with positive cases requiring resource. No school closures.
High Risk Places	Colleges and universities	Nick Sinclair	Manage outbreaks in college and university settings. Joint working with HE/FE sector	Working with sector to manage outbreaks. Targeted additional testing in residential outbreaks.		Large number of students self-isolating, significant capacity required.
High Risk Places	Residential settings other than care homes	Leigh Bell	Manage outbreaks and protect the most vulnerable	High risk venues identified. Regular contact and support offered		No current outbreaks in these settings.
High Risk Places	Workplaces	Natalie McPhillips	Manage outbreaks in workplaces	High risk workplaces identified and contact made. Close working between public health and public protection.		A number of small workplace outbreaks being managed. Information flow between PHE and Council needs improving.
Local Testing Capacity		Philippa Press	Ensure timely access to testing for York residents.	Additional walk-in site opened in East of City. Application for another walk-in site being explored to West of City. Priority matrix for access for key workers developed by LRF.		Access to testing improved but timeliness of results could be improved.
Contact Tracing		Philippa Press	Effective identification of contacts of cases and management.	Supporting schools and universities to identify contacts of cases and advise self-isolation. Approval given by PHE for local contact tracing where national team has been unable to establish contact.		Go live date for local contact tracing 22/10/20. On target but elements of the system not yet tested.
Data Integration		Peter Roderick	Timely access to data to inform our response to the situation locally.	Daily access to data from national systems. Local solutions put in place to monitor cases in schools, universities and workplaces. Data shared daily with residents via social media.		Some issues with timeliness of data on outbreaks being managed by HPT.
Vulnerable people		Leigh Bell	To ensure there is support available to aid people to be able to self-isolate when required.	Covid hubs established and working well. Recruitment of further volunteers underway. Lottery bid to York CVS.		More volunteers required.
Local Boards		Sharon Stoltz	Appropriate and proportionate governance to implement public health measures with community engagement as relevant.	Outbreak Management Advisory Board established and meeting regularly. Health Protection Board and Outbreak Management Board meeting regularly.		No issues to report.