National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) COVID-19 Subgroup: Vulnerable People
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 24 March 2020
- Last updated on: 31 August 2020
- Terms of Reference
- NPHET COVID-19 Subgroup - Vulnerable People Membership
- Meeting Agendas and Minutes
- Further Information Resources
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) COVID-19 Subgroup - Vulnerable People was set up to provide guidance around the specific preparedness, measures and actions that need to be taken to protect vulnerable groups and individuals in society. An integrated cross government approach is being taken by the Subgroup.
The term vulnerable people is being used to include (but not limited to):
- older people
- people with a disability
- mental health service users
- people with an underlying illness or condition
- children in care
- people accessing social inclusion services
Services to vulnerable people are provided through a range of settings and are under the remit of a number of government departments.
These settings include:
- long and short-term care
- primary care, respite, day services
- prisons and youth detention centres
- direct provision and care in individual homes
The Subgroup meets weekly or more often if necessary. Agendas and minutes of previous meetings are published on the Department of Health website once approved by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) COVID-19 Subgroup – Vulnerable People.
The Terms of Reference and membership of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) COVID-19 Subgroup – Vulnerable People will also be published here.
Terms of Reference
NPHET COVID-19 Subgroup - Vulnerable People Membership
Meeting Agendas and Minutes
June
24th June 2020
3rd June 2020
May
20th May 2020
7th May 2020
April
29th April 2020
15th April 2020
1st April 2020
March
25th March 2020
18 March 2020
11 March 2020
6 March 2020
Further Information Resources
Key Evidence Sources
The HSE National Health Library and Knowledge Service (NHLKS) librarians have collated a selection of key evidence sources on the Coronavirus Covid-19 including point of care tool summaries, articles collections and evidence summaries.
Advice from the Health Surveillance Protection Centre (HSPC)
The Health Surveillance Protection Centre provides advice regularly for vulnerable groups of people. Updates can be accessed here
Guidance for people with disabilities and their families
This guidance has been developed conjunction with Inclusion Ireland and Family Carers Ireland, for service users and families.
Guidance for staff working in acute settings to consider when supporting a person with a disability
Other departments and agencies
A number of government departments and agencies are members of the NPHET Vulnerable Peoples Subgroup.
You can find further resources and information about their response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) below.
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Department of Education and Skills
Department of Housing Planning and Local Government
Department of Justice and Equality
Department of Rural and Community Development