Covid-19 local outbreak management plan

We've developed a Local Outbreak Management Plan for Waltham Forest, to help us manage any COVID-19 outbreaks in the borough.

This plan outlines how we'll stop the virus spreading by specifically addressing the needs of our community.  We'll work with residents, businesses, faith groups and organisations to better understand testing rates, and how we can trace the infection if it spreads.

In Waltham Forest, preventing Covid-19 is our top priority. We will ensure that all of our residents, organisations and businesses have the information they need to protect their health. By working closely with our communities, we'll reduce concerns and provide extra support where needed.  

If there is another outbreak, we'll be ready to act quickly to manage and contain it. We'll continually learn from data and our residents’ experiences to improve our approach to save lives and protect our freedoms.

• Local Outbreak Management Plan (PDF)
• Local Outbreak Management Plan summary (PDF)

• Appendix 1: Covid-19 data flows and outbreak management (PDF)

• Appendix 2: Care homes infection control plan (PDF)

• Appendix 3: Outbreak Plans for different settings (PDF)

• Appendix 4: Roles and Responsibility of LA Public Health during an outbreak (PDF)

• Appendix 5: Outbreak identification: Rapid response framework (PDF)

• Appendix 6: London Hospital outbreak process (PDF)

• Appendix 7: Pan London approaches to outbreak management London testing strategy (PDF)

• Appendix 8: Responding to variants of concern (VOCs) (PDF)

• Appendix 9: Local contact tracing partnerships (PDF)

• Appendix 10: Joint agreement between the PHE LCRC and London Local Authorities (PDF)

• Appendix 11: Mutual Aid Guidance for Directors of PH (PDF)

• Appendix 12: Supporting Vulnerable People impact checklist (PDF)

• Appendix 13: Data appendix (PDF)

• Appendix 14: Vaccine data (PDF)

• Appendix 15: Addressing inequalities (PDF)

• Appendix 16: Governance structure (PDF)

We know that for the plan depends on how well we work with the community to deliver it.

We're asking all community partners (including from faith groups, organisations and local businesses) to sign up to our community statement (PDF). This sets out our joint commitment to get rid of Covid-19 from Waltham Forest and keep residents safe.