Staff briefing roundup

Welcome – Rob Gerlis

View Peter’s full presentation
Presentation figure updates: 80+ for WECCG = 15,925 and not 21,523; 70+ = 25,686 and not 41,678
Over 80s figures were 15892 (Oct figures) the 21k referred to total of cohort 1&2. 75 years and over actually refers to 75-79 and 70+ is 70-74 etc
Josephine Smit – PCNs are getting Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine next week
Anurita – we are working to support PCNs to vaccinate volunteers
Vaccination support – If you would like to volunteer please contact the primary care team
Hein Scheffer – At the Human Resources Directors HRD’s meeting this morning, West Herts Hospitals Trust and East and North Herts Trust (ENHT) confirmed that they will have capacity for the CCG staff to be vaccinated through their systems
PAH – around 200 mark for COVID patients
Critical care remains a challenge
Care homes – position has worsened, there has been an increase in COVID
Staff levels under close review
David Wallace – working with ECC and EPUT to put in place a local urgent response

We are asking organisations such as police, fire, local authorities, to compile a list of public facing staff who may need the vaccination the most. This is so when the time comes for the vaccination to be rolled out more widely, these people are ready to get their jabs
We are getting suggestions for vaccination centres, we will be collating and acknowledging suggestions and will be in touch if need be
If anyone gets any suggestions from anyone for these, please forward this information to Jolene Truman
PCN sites were offering second doses to patients but we have been asked to postpone any remaining second doses so we can vaccinate more people with their first dose. Currently relates to Buckhurst Way Clinic vaccination site which was due to give second doses this week.
PAH update – (if needed)
If you have received some suggestions for vaccination sites please email these to Jolene Truman who is collating them and responding.
Mid-week mindfulness is on Wednesday 13 January at 12.30pm – To access the session login to Microsoft Teams and go to the ‘Staff Room’ channel by clicking on the Teams icon on the left-hand menu. You may have to click on ‘hidden channels’ for the Staff Room to appear or type ‘Staff Room’ in the search bar at the top.

Individual risk assessment reviews – please complete as soon as possible, the final submission deadline is Friday 12 February
Annual leave – encourage you to take time off to refresh and recover
You can carry over 10 days into the next financial year and in extreme circumstances 15 days
Peter Wightman – Ideally would prefer that people are to only take 5 days over
Please notify line manager if you are self-isolating and/or testing positive for COVID

Q. Update for employees who are now homeschooling (again) and how best to manage this?

A. Please ensure to highlight this in the individual risk assessment with your line manager and we will take it forward from there.