Thread by @LindaBauld

*Important document* for Scotland - won’t make the headlines, but publication of Covid-19 Surveillance and Response plan today. Will be key in terms of how the pandemic is monitored and responded to in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿the coming months. Key points 1/8
gov.scot/news/monitorin…

Surveillance: Existing and new data, plus information via #TestAndProtect. But from #TestAndProtect we also need to understand % of positive cases successfully contacted, % of identified contacts who could be reached, and whether self-isolation guidance followed 2/8

Data & Intelligence Network - lots of elements here via key agencies @P_H_S_Official, Directors of Public Health @fphscot @NHSScotland @uni_scot & others. Virus Surveillance Dashboards for localities one to watch here - we all need info on what is happening in our local area 3/8

Managing outbreaks. Seen already in a tiny cluster addressed in @dgcouncil. Local businesses & organisations will have an important role to play here, along with the public health response, particularly collection of customer & visitor contact details. 4/8
gov.scot/publications/t…

Decision making following an outbreak - key guidance here for organisations and businesses when a case is identified - what they need to do (crucially - engage with local public health teams) 6/8

Engagement and Communication - comms specialists in NHS Boards will play a key role here in partnership with local authorities @COSLA, and I would add, mass media campaigns needed even if locally targeted (imposition of local #lockdowns but hopefully can be avoided) 7/8

Let’s keep our Testing capacity AT SCALE and not lose it. Concerns about ethics of testing overstated, #Covid19 testing is not invasive compared to many other tests. @WHO have said ‘test, test, test’ & this will be important to get @nhscotland key services up & running again 8/8