Preparations for winter planning and reporting set out

Preparations for winter planning and reporting set out:
David Flory, Deputy NHS Chief Executive and Shaun Gallagher, Acting Director General, Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships have set out preparations for winter planning and reporting, which this year will run from 6 November to the end of February 2013.
SHA cluster chief executives are asked to ensure preparations are in place and encourage local NHS organisations to review local winter plans and observe the timetable for daily SITREP reporting.
Read letter Preparations for winter planning and reporting 2012/13

Public Health Cold Weather Plan

Later this autumn, as part of the wider suite of measures to protect individuals and communities from the effects of severe winter weather the DH and NHS are planning to publish the second national Cold Weather Plan.
To support the aims of the Cold Weather Plan, the “Warm Homes Healthy People fund” will be made available for winter 2012/2013.  The aim of the fund is to support local authorities and their partners in reducing death and morbidity in England due to cold housing in the coming winter.

Department of Health