Introduction
In October 2017, the Minister for Health declared Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacterales (CPE) a public health emergency. CPE is the newest in a long line of 'superbugs' (bacteria that are hard to kill with antibiotics). The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) was established in November 2017 and it manages the response to the CPE emergency at national level and provide reports to the Minister for Health.
The NPHET will provide advice, guidance, support and direction on:
- the surveillance and management of CPE at national level
- the development and implementation of a strategy to contain CPE
- oversight and assurance of the above.
The work of NPHET will conduct its work having regard to the broader HCAI and AMR issues in line with Ireland’s National Action on AMR 2017-2020.
Read more in the NPHET's Terms of Reference.
2019 Meeting Minutes
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
2nd September 2019 (Meeting 25)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
11th April 2019 (Meeting 24)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
28th February 2019 (Meeting 23)
2018 Meeting Minutes
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
21st December 2018 (Meeting 22)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
13th September 2018 (Meeting 21)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem‐producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
26 July 2018 (Meeting 20)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
14 June 2018 (Meeting 19)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
24 May 2018 (Meeting 18)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
10 May 2018 (Meeting 17)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
26 April 2018 (Meeting 16)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
12 April 2018 (Meeting 15)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
15 March 2018 (Meeting 14)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
22 February 2018 (Meeting 13)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
08 February 2018 (Meeting 12)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
25 January 2018 (Meeting 11)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
11 January 2018 (Meeting 10)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting
04 January 2018 (Meeting 9)
2017 Meeting Minutes
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting 21st December 2017 (Meeting 8)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting 14th December 2017 (Meeting 7)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting 7th December 2017 (Meeting 6)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting 30th November 2017 (Meeting 5)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting 23rd November 2017 (Meeting 4)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting 16th November 2017 (Meeting 3)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting 9th November 2017 (Meeting 2)
National Public Health Emergency Team for Carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Minutes of Meeting 2nd November 2017 (Meeting 1)