A request was made for the diary and communications of the Isle of Man Public Health Director regarding COVID-19 between January and June 2020. The authority released partial diary entries for February and March 2020 but withheld other information under exemptions.
Key Facts
The request targeted the diary and communications of Dr. Henrietta Ewart, the Public Health Director.
Disclosed information includes specific meeting schedules for February and March 2020.
Meetings listed include NSG (National Security Group), Gold Command, and COVID Clinical Group sessions.
The response outcome was 'Some information sent but part exempt'.
The authority handling the request was the Cabinet Office.
Data Disclosed
31 January 2020
30 June 2020
10th March 2020
10 May 2020
17 February 2020
23 February 2020
9 March 2020
15 March 2020
23 March 2020
29 March 2020
28 pages
2 documents
2020-08-04
2020-09-15
Original Request
1. a copy of the diary of the lsle of Man Public Health director from 31 January 2020 until 30 June 2020 showing all meetings and conference calls held
2. a copy of all communications received or sent by the lsle of Man Public Health Director (including texts, messages or emails) relating to medical, clinical or public health advice regarding Covid 19 and action or recommendations to be taken by the lsle of Man Government or DHSC between 10th March 2020 and 10 May 2020.
Following clarification you requested:
Clinical/medical/public health advice or recommendations requested from or provided by the IOM Director of Public Health and any responses received in relation to SARS-COV2/Covid 19/Coronavirus infections to DHSC Senior Executives eg the CEO, Deputy CEO, Medical Director, Senior Medical/Clinical Leadership Team, Head of Registration and Inspections Unit, DHSC Minister, Cabinet Office Minister, COMIN, NSG, NSG ' coronavirus, or Gold command relating to public health issues or measures to be put in place regarding the following areas/subjects:
Care home(s) or social care residential type facilities (including PPE recommendations).
Following clarification you requested:
Vulnerable people in care homes and controlling outbreaks of Covid 19 infections and the transfer/admission of care home residents to hospital/other care homes and testing issues.
Following clarification you requested:
Travel restrictions or border closures (in particular any information relating to the recommendation or advice or discussions regarding the timing of the border restrictions/closure).
Following clarification you requested:
Testing by the 111 Service (in particular recommendations about parameters or protocols for testing /tracing individuals/groups). (Advice/recommendations re antibody testing can be excluded).
Following clarification you requested:
Modelling work relating to SARS-COV2 infection rates in the Isle of Man.
3. a copy of any advice provided by the lsle of Man Public Health Directorate that Key Workers granted an exemption to enter the lsle of Man did or did not require testing for Covid 19
Data Tables (96)
17 February 2020 - February 2020 March 2020
Mo TuWe Th Fr Sa Su Mo TuWe Th Fr Sa Su
1 2 1
23 February 2020 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
24 25 26 27 28 29 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
17 February
00:00 LEAVE (Off Island)
09:00 - 17:00 Leave
18 February
18 February
LEAVE (Off Island)
09:00 - 17:00 Leave
09:00 - 13:00 HI Learning Set (Ambulance Training Room) - Ewart,
Henrietta
27 April 2020 - April 2020 May 2020
Mo TuWe Th Fr Sa Su Mo TuWe Th Fr Sa Su
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3
3 May 2020 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
27 April
16:00 - 16:30 Pre-Meet. Walkthrough of Contact Tracing
Dashboard (Microsoft Teams Meeting) - (GTS)
28 April
10:30 - 11:30 Cluster Investigation Reporting (MS Teams - I'll dial
you both in) -
11:05 - 11:30 CT Dashboard Demo - rerun before Wed
presentation (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
29 April
11:30 - 12:30 CMO & DsPH Covid-19 briefing call (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) -
30 April
16:00 - 17:00 **Agenda attached** Coronavirus update
teleconference - South Atlantic and European UKOTs & Crown
Dependencies (Skype meeting) -
1 May
14:00 - 15:00 Silver Sub Group Meeting - Community Mental
Health and Wellbeing (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
15:00 - 16:00 Lancashire Public Health Collaborative Weekly
COVID19 Teleconference (Skype - details below) -
2 May
3 May
27 April
16:00 - 16:30 Pre-Meet. Walkthrough of Contact Tracing
Dashboard (Microsoft Teams Meeting) - (GTS)
28 April
10:30 - 11:30 Cluster Investigation Reporting (MS Teams - I'll dial
you both in) -
11:05 - 11:30 CT Dashboard Demo - rerun before Wed
presentation (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
13:00 - 13:45 A New Public Service (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
14:00 - 15:30 DHSC - Tynwald Members Briefing (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) -
15:00 - 16:00 **Agenda attached** Coronavirus update
teleconference - South Atlantic and European UKOTs & Crown
Dependencies (Skype Meeting) -
8 May
Public Holiday - VE day
10 May
17:13 - Notification of course deadline. -
eLearnvanninhelp@gov.im
11 May 2020 - May 2020 June 2020
Mo TuWe Th Fr Sa Su Mo TuWe Th Fr Sa Su
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
17 May 2020 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30
11 May
13:30 - 14:30 1:1 /HE (Dr Henrietta Ewart's Office, Cronk Coar) -
Ewart, Henrietta
15:30 - 16:30 Applying the Regulations (and Guidelines)
(Microsoft Teams Meeting) - Wheeler, Jennie
16:00 - 17:00 Press conference with DESC
12 May
14:30 - 15:30 COVID Testing Strategy Working Group (MS Teams
tbc) - Ewart, Henrietta
13 May
12:00 - 13:00 CMO & DsPH Covid-19 briefing call (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) -
12:30 - 13:30 ACTIVE TRAVEL STEERING GROUP TEAMS
MEETING (Microsoft Teams Meeting) - Cowin, Tim (DOI)
14 May
13:00 - 14:00 A New Public Service (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
Hannah, Ruth
16:00 - 17:00 **Agenda attached** Coronavirus update
teleconference - South Atlantic and European UKOTs & Crown
Dependencies (Skype Meeting) -
15 May
14:00 - 15:00 COVID Testing Strategy (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
Ewart, Henrietta
15:00 - 16:00 Lancashire Public Health Collaborative Weekly
COVID19 Teleconference (Skype - details below) -
15:00 - 16:00 Lancashire Public Health Collaborative Weekly
COVID19 Teleconference (Skype - details below) -
18 May 2020 - May 2020 June 2020
Mo TuWe Th Fr Sa Su Mo TuWe Th Fr Sa Su
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
24 May 2020 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30
18 May
09:00 - 09:30 Test & Trace relaunch (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
Wild, Richard
15:00 - 16:00 Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Group
Meeting (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
15:00 - 16:00 Applying Regulations / Government Guidelines
(Teams) - Wheeler, Jennie
19 May
11:00 - 12:00 Canceled: Cabinet Office response linked to PH -
opportunities for smarter working (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
(GTS)
14:30 - 16:00 Testing and Surveillance Strategy Working Group
(Microsoft Teams Meeting) - Ewart, Henrietta
16:00 - 17:00 ADPH Webinar - Test, Track and Trace (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) - ADPH Membership
25 May 2020 - May 2020 June 2020
Mo TuWe Th Fr Sa Su Mo TuWe Th Fr Sa Su
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
31 May 2020 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30
25 May
Public Holiday
09:00 - 17:00 Bank Holiday
26 May
09:00 - 09:30 Last Date for Submission - Department Papers -
DHSC, CH Exec Office Meetings
10:00 - 10:30 Webinar planning - Rebecca George
13:00 - 14:00 Testing Strategy Working Group (Microsoft Teams
Meeting) - Ewart, Henrietta
14:00 - 15:00 Health & Beauty industry return to work webinar -
Rebecca George
15:30 - 16:30 Health Protection planning (Microsoft Teams
Meeting) - Ewart, Henrietta
27 May
12:00 - 13:00 CMO & DsPH Covid-19 briefing call (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) -
14:00 - 16:30 Canceled: Emergency Planning Strategic Group
(DHA HQ Conference Room) -
28 May
14:00 - 15:30 Professor Sir Harry Burns conversation
(https://us02web.zoom.us/j/692881057?pwd=WFdhRitlTGVrODJkbD
Bwb1hER3F5Zz09) - Peake, Ralph
16:00 - 17:00 CRC/IFR/CDOP catchup (Dr Henrietta Ewart's Office,
Cronk Coar) - Ewart, Henrietta
16:00 - 17:00 **Agenda attached** Coronavirus update
teleconference - South Atlantic and European UKOTs & Crown
Dependencies (Skype Meeting) -
29 May
10:00 - 11:00 Community Health and Wellbeing Group (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) -
10:30 - 11:00 PAC pre-briefing -
10:30 - 11:00 Pre-brief ahead of PAC (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
10:45 - 12:15 PAC Emergency Scrutiny Oral Evidence Hearing
(Microsoft Teams Meeting) - Corkish, Joann (Gov)
13:30 - 14:00 tho
15:00 - 16:00 Lancashire Public Health Collaborative Weekly
COVID19 Teleconference (Skype - details below) -
30 May
31 May
25 May
Public Holiday
09:00 - 17:00 Bank Holiday
26 May
09:00 - 09:30 Last Date for Submission - Department Papers -
DHSC, CH Exec Office Meetings
10:00 - 10:30 Webinar planning - Rebecca George
13:00 - 14:00 Testing Strategy Working Group (Microsoft Teams
Meeting) - Ewart, Henrietta
14:00 - 15:00 Health & Beauty industry return to work webinar -
Rebecca George
15:30 - 16:30 Health Protection planning (Microsoft Teams
Meeting) - Ewart, Henrietta
15:00 - 16:00 Lancashire Public Health Collaborative Weekly
COVID19 Teleconference (Skype - details below) -
1 June 2020 - June 2020 July 2020
Mo TuWe Th Fr Sa Su Mo TuWe Th Fr Sa Su
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5
7 June 2020 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
29 30 27 28 29 30 31
1 June
12:00 - 13:00 Executive Team Meeting (Microsoft Teams Meeting)
-
2 June
09:15 - 10:00 Ops Update Meeting: 111, CT and TNS Services
(GTS, Birkdale meeting room;) -
10:30 - 11:30 Feedback - Focus Groups public perception re
Covid-19 measures (online - Teams) -
12:00 - 13:00 Executive Team Meeting (Microsoft Teams Meeting)
-
13:00 - 14:30 Testing Strategy Working Group (Microsoft Teams
Meeting) - Ewart, Henrietta
3 June
11:00 - 11:30 Disease statistics for COMiN (Teams) - Wild, Richard
12:00 - 13:00 CMO & DsPH Covid-19 briefing call (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) -
12:00 - 13:00 Executive Team Meeting (Microsoft Teams Meeting)
-
13:00 - 14:00 COVID-19 Silver Command Meeting (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) -
14:00 - 17:00 NPS - Critical Discussion & Next Steps (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) -
14:00 - 17:00 New Public Service - Critical Discussion & Next
Steps (Lecture Theatre, Keyll Darree, Strang) - Hannah, Ruth
4 June
10:00 - 10:30 Border Force - Views (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
Hannah, Ruth
12:00 - 13:00 Executive Team Meeting (Microsoft Teams Meeting)
-
16:00 - 17:00 Public Health Move to Cabinet Office (Phase2) -
Transformation Programme Check-in (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
16:00 - 17:00 **Agenda attached**Coronavirus update
teleconference - South Atlantic and European UKOTs & Crown
Dependencies (Skype Meeting) -
5 June
09:15 - 10:00 Ops Update Meeting: 111, CT and TNS Services
(GTS, Birkdale meeting room;) -
10:00 - 11:00 Community Health and Wellbeing Group (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) -
12:00 - 13:00 Executive Team Meeting (Microsoft Teams Meeting)
-
15:00 - 16:00 Lancashire Public Health Collaborative Weekly
COVID19 Teleconference (Skype - details below) -
6 June
7 June
1 June
12:00 - 13:00 Executive Team Meeting (Microsoft Teams Meeting)
-
9 June
09:15 - 10:00 Ops Update Meeting: 111, CT and TNS Services
(GTS, Birkdale meeting room;) -
10:00 - 12:00 BAU Contact Tracing/111 service - new new world
(GTS, Board Room Markwell House) -
12:00 - 12:30 1:1 /HE (tbc) - Ewart, Henrietta
13:00 - 14:00 COVID Testing Strategy Working Group (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) - Ewart, Henrietta
15:00 - 16:00 tender process (tbc) - Ewart, Henrietta
10 June
10:00 - 12:30 Collaborative Leadership Meeting (Skype) -
13:00 - 14:00 E&I Lead Officer Group (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
14:30 - 15:30 Community Health and Wellbeing Group (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) -
18:30 - 19:30 Planning for the ‘new normal’ in your Early Years
Setting - webinar - Rebecca George
11 June
10:00 - 11:00 NICE TA teleconference (Teams or Zoom) - Bell,
Maria
10:00 - 11:00 IoM meeting - NICE project (Home) -
(NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT
UNIT)
11:00 - 12:00 Cabinet Office response linked to PH -
opportunities for smarter working (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
(GTS)
16:00 - 17:00 **Agenda attached**Coronavirus update
teleconference - South Atlantic and European UKOTs & Crown
Dependencies (Skype Meeting) -
12 June
Postponed Public Holiday to 28th August
09:15 - 10:00 Ops Update Meeting: 111, CT and TNS Services
(GTS, Birkdale meeting room;) -
11:00 - 12:00 CMO & DsPH Covid-19 briefing call (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) -
14:00 - 15:00 Island water issue ( TEAMS - EPSG) -
14:00 - 15:00 Island water issue ( TEAMS - EPSG) -
15 June 2020 - June 2020 July 2020
Mo TuWe Th Fr Sa Su Mo TuWe Th Fr Sa Su
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5
21 June 2020 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
29 30 27 28 29 30 31
15 June
10:30 - 11:30 PH Marketing - going forward (Microsoft Teams
Meeting) -
16 June
09:15 - 10:00 Ops Update Meeting: 111, CT and TNS Services
(GTS, Birkdale meeting room;) -
12:00 - 13:00 SPPC LOG (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
13:00 - 14:00 COVID testing strategy meeting (Microsoft Teams
Meeting) - Ewart, Henrietta
17 June
12:00 - 13:00 CMO & DsPH Covid-19 briefing call (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) -
13:30 - 14:45 Planning for new BAU in Public Health (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) -
15:00 - 16:00 Organ donor and Human tissue bill - Perkins,
Martyn
15:00 - 16:00 Discussion of Human Tissue and Organ Donation
Bill (Microsoft Teams Meeting) - Connell, Howard
18 June
16:00 - 17:00 **Agenda attached** Coronavirus update
teleconference - South Atlantic and European UKOTs & Crown
Dependencies (Skype Meeting) -
16:30 - 17:00 CALL IOM (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
19 June
09:15 - 10:00 Ops Update Meeting: 111, CT and TNS Services
(GTS, Birkdale meeting room;) -
10:00 - 11:00 Community Mental Health & Wellbeing Meeting
(Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
10:00 - 11:00 Community Mental Health & Wellbeing Meeting
(Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
22 June 2020 - June 2020 July 2020
Mo TuWe Th Fr Sa Su Mo TuWe Th Fr Sa Su
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5
28 June 2020 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
29 30 27 28 29 30 31
22 June
09:00 - 09:30 Last Date for Submission - Department Papers -
DHSC, CH Exec Office Meetings
17:00 - 17:30 Meeting with Will (Will's Office) - Greenhow, Will
23 June
09:15 - 10:00 Ops Update Meeting: 111, CT and TNS Services
(GTS, Birkdale meeting room;) -
09:30 - 13:00 HI Learning Set (Public Health Meeting Room) -
Ewart, Henrietta
13:00 - 14:00 COVID testing strategy working group (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) - Ewart, Henrietta
15:30 - 16:00 Dentists (Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
17:00 - 22:00 Evening Meal - Conference
24 June
12:00 - 13:00 CMO & DsPH Covid-19 briefing call (Microsoft
Teams Meeting) -
16:00 - 17:00 Communications and Marketing delivery
(Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
25 June
10:00 - 11:30 Transformation and Public Health (Microsoft Teams
Meeting) -
16:00 - 17:00 **Agenda attached** Coronavirus update
teleconference - South Atlantic and European UKOTs & Crown
Dependencies (Skype Meeting) -
26 June
09:15 - 10:00 Ops Update Meeting: 111, CT and TNS Services
(GTS, Birkdale meeting room;) -
15:00 - 16:00 Lancashire Public Health Collaborative Weekly
COVID19 Teleconference (Skype - details below) -
27 June
28 June
22 June
09:00 - 09:30 Last Date for Submission - Department Papers -
DHSC, CH Exec Office Meetings
17:00 - 17:30 Meeting with Will (Will's Office) - Greenhow, Will
10:00 - 11:00 Community Mental Health & Wellbeing Meeting
(Microsoft Teams Meeting) -
13:00 - 14:00 Self Isolation Risks - movement of persons review
of routes and controls (follow on discussion in Silver on 1 July)
(Microsoft Teams Meeting) - Malone, Karen (DHSC)