- Please can I have a list of the officer decisions for the DCC Director of public health for the year 2020 & 2021
The Council does hold this information. However, disclosure of this information would prejudice the effective conduct of the public matters of Devon County Council as it would be likely to inhibit the free and frank provision of advice, free and frank exchange of views for the purposes of deliberation and would otherwise prejudice the effective conduct of public affairs. This information is therefore exempt from disclosure pursuant to s.36 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
- Please can I have a list of calendar appointments for the year 2021 for Steve Brown Director of Public Health.
Please find attached the Directors of Public Health calendar appointments for 2021 as it currently stands
- Please can I have an outline of the Steve Brown 2021 plan of operation & direction for Devon County Council Public Health Department.
I can confirm that Devon County Council Public Health Team have produced an annual business plan for 2021. This can seen here
- Please can I have an outline of current Devon County Council Public Health initiatives in the areas of:
Vaccine testing:
This is not a Devon County Council Public Health responsibility and we therefore do not hold this information
School children vaccinations:
This is not a Devon County Council Public Health responsibility and we therefore do not hold this information. NHS England are responsible for commissioning the school age vaccinations. The NHS vaccination schedule below is provided by the Virgin Care School Immunisations Team.
- Annual flu vaccine for children in reception to year 6 in primary school. As a temporary measure the Government have extended the programme for the 2021/22 influenza season to years 7-11 in secondary schools
- HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine to 12–13-year-olds
- 3-in-1 teenage booster (against diptheria, tetanus and polio) and MenACWY (against meningitis and septicaemia) to 14-year-olds
- MMR (against measles, mumps and rubella) catch up if older children and adolescents missed this two does vaccination or have only had one dose previously
Health advice to, social clubs, night clubs, public house licenced premises & restaurants:
This is not a Devon County Council Public Health responsibility and we therefore do not hold this information. Health advice to these premises is provided by Environment Health Teams based within District Councils or Unitary authorities. We would recommend that you contact these authorities
- Please can I have a list of all the current corporate contracts authorised by Devon County Council for the Public Health Department.
| DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDED SERVICES | |
| Name / Description | Provider |
| CONTRACTS | |
| Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse | Splitz |
| Diabetes prevention | Healthier Living Partnership |
| Drug and Alcohol Services | EDP Drug & Alcohol Service |
| Halo – an electronic case management System for our drug and alcohol services | Footwork Solutions |
| Healthy Lifestyles Service | Everyone Health |
| Needles & Syringes Supply and Waste Collection | Orion Medical Supplies |
| Oral Health Promotion | Northern Devon Healthcare Trust |
| Provision of public health services by General Practice (covering health improvement, sexual health, substance misuse and smoking cessation) | General Practices across Devon |
| Provision of public health services by Community Pharmacy (covering sexual health, substance misuse and smoking cessation) | Community pharmacies across Devon |
| Sexual health – condom distribution | Northern Devon Healthcare Trust |
| Sexual health – an integrated sexual and reproductive health service | Northern Devon Healthcare Trust |
| Sexual health – workforce training & community-based interventions | The Eddystone Trust |
| SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS FOR SERVICES DELIVERED BY DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL | |
| Public Health Nursing | Children’s Services |
| Young People’s Substance Misuse | Children’s Services |
- Please can you name the outreach team visiting Exeter Social Clubs.
Devon County Council do not have an outreach team