PHE Resources
Epidemiology
The slide sets below have been developed to enable experienced Local Authority personnel to facilitate locally organised cascade training sessions as required.
COVID-19 - Epidemiology - Narrated slide set
COVID-19 - Implications for IP&C - Narrated slide set
COVID-19 - Testing - Narrated slide set
COVID-19 - Epidemiology and Implications for IP&C - Combined (slide set only)
Contact Tracing
Contact Tracing Fundamentals - This covers the principle aims and objectives of contact tracing (Slide set)
Contact Training Conversations - This covers skills and conversations for contact tracing (Slide set)
Background information - The Test and Trace service
Access slide set
Outbreak Management
How to support Outbreak Management - A Local Authority perspective - Slide set
CIEH Resources
CIEH Covid Conversation Webinars - for practitioners by practitioners
CIEH COVID Conversations cover a wide range of topics related to the pandemic - in particular dealing with queries from front line practitioners. Once you access the link, you will be taken to GoToWebinar, where you will be asked to enter your name and email address before viewing the recording.
College of Policing Resources
Structured Interview protocol (PDF) - A useful document to provide guidance relevant to preparing for and conducting a structured interview
HSE Resources
Legislation
Primary legislation
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
Secondary legislation
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/568)
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/684)
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/750)
Guidance
New national restrictions from 5 November 2020 - Guidance
Business closures - This sets out guidance for closures of businesses and venues in England to accompany the regulations
Health and Safety
Health and Safety
Government website: Making Workplaces COVID Secure
Hotels and other guest accommodation - Guidance for people who work in or run hotels and other guest accommodation
Offices and contact centres - Guidance for people who work in or run offices, contact centres and similar indoor environments.
Other people's homes - Guidance for people working in, visiting or delivering to other people's homes.
Restaurants, pubs, bars and takeaway services - Guidance for people who work in or run restaurants, pubs, bars, cafes or takeaways.
Close contact services - Guidance for people who provide close contact services, including hairdressers, barbers, beauticians, tattooists, sports and massage therapists, dress fitters, tailors and fashion designers.
Construction and other outdoor work - Guidance for people who work in or run outdoor working environments.
Factories, plants and warehouses - Guidance for people who work in or run factories, plants and warehouses.
Heritage locations - Guidance for people who work or volunteer in heritage locations.
Performing arts - Guidance for people who work in performing arts, including arts organisations, venue operators and participants.
Providers of grassroots sport and gym/leisure facilities - Guidance for people who work in grassroots sport and gym/leisure facilities.
Vehicles - Guidance for people who work in or from vehicles, including couriers, mobile workers, lorry drivers, on-site transit and work vehicles, field forces and similar.
CIEH Resources
Legionnaires’ disease: lockdown risks and reopening safely (English)
HSE Resources
Cleaning, hygiene and handwashing to make workplace COVID secure
Protecting and supporting vulnerable workers during the pandemic
Driver access to toilet and handwashing facilities
Hand sanitiser and surface disinfectant
Air conditioning and ventilation
COVID spot checks and inspections
Food Safety and Integrity
FSA Resources
Adapting restaurants and food delivery during COVID-19
Reopening checklist for food businesses during COVID-19
Keeping workers and customers safe during COVID-19 (GOV.UK) (Opens in a new window)
Guidance for rapid shut-down in response to COVID-19
Here to Help food businesses campaign
Adapting food manufacturing operations during COVID-19
Guidance for rapid shut-down in response to COVID-19
Bulk freezing of ambient and chilled foods
Adapting agricultural and primary production operations during COVID-19
Legal clarifications on reformulation and animal feed production establishments
CIEH Resources
Food delivery and takeaway guidance (PDF, English)
Food delivery and takeaway guidance (PDF, Welsh)
Food delivery and takeaway guidance (PDF, Punjabi)
Food delivery and takeaway guidance (PDF, Bengali)
A quick guide to safe shopping during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (PDF)