This page contains published guidance and announcements from key government departments and agencies related to COVID-19, as well as bespoke resources for Directors of Public Health and their teams developed by ADPH and partner organisations. This page is monitored and updated regularly.
Please contact membership@adph.org.uk for any queries.
- ADPH Briefing: COVID-19 Public Inquiry – Learning Lessons for the Future | a briefing setting out the ADPH perspective on the COVID-19 public inquiry and providing some recommendations for its terms of reference and key themes | July 2021
- ADPH Guidance: Living Safely with Covid: Moving Toward a Strategy for Sustainable Exit from the Pandemic - Guidance to support DsPH, local authorities, and wider partners in considering approaches most appropriate at this point in the pandemic, with a specific focus on addressing the inequalities exposed and exacerbated by COVID-19 | February 2021
- ADPH Explainer: COVID-19 Vaccination – a briefing which sets the context for the COVID-19 vaccination programme, explores the challenges of large-scale roll out as well as the critical role DsPH and local authorities can play | January 2021
- ADPH Explainer: Test and Trace – a briefing outlining the purpose of the Test and Trace Service, progress made so far and today’s challenges, including around performance, structure and culture, system learning, funding and resources, and finally poses the question of creating a new model for the future | October 2020
- ADPH Guidance: Protecting communities: pulling together to achieve sustainable suppression of SARS-COV-2 and limit adverse impact – a document to support DsPH, local authorities and partners in considering the range of NPIs, strategies and measures that local areas can use to suppress the virus | October 2020
- ADPH Explainer: Data – a document to support members, stakeholders, the media and the public in understanding the fundamental role of data in preventing and managing COVID-19 outbreaks | July 2020
- ADPH Explainer: Local Outbreak Plans – a document to support stakeholders, the media and the public in understanding what Local Outbreak Control Plans are and how they work | June 2020
- The LGA have developed a checklist to support council leaders, the Chairs of the HWBs, and Chief Executive officers identify readiness to respond to a local outbreak | June 2020
- ADPH/LGA/PHE/FPH/SOLACE/UK Chief Environmental Health Officers Group Public Health Leadership, Multi-Agency Capability: Guiding Principles for Effective Management of COVID-19 at a Local Level | June 2020
- ADPH/LGA Joint Advice Loneliness, social isolation and COVID-19 | May 2020
- LGA/ADPH/Hertfordshire Council Immediate mental health impact of COVID-19 across life | May 2020
- ADPH/LGA Joint Briefing: Public mental health and wellbeing and COVID-19 | May 2020
- ADPH Guidance for DsPH in Major Incidents | June 2018
- ADPH/PHE/Chartered Institute of Environmental Health/Food Standards Agency Operational Guidance: Communicable Disease Outbreak Management | August 2014
- LGA support offer for local public health teams
- Letter from NHSE/I to DsPH in response to JCVI’s updated guidance on COVID-19 vaccination of children and young people aged 12 to 17 | 22nd July
- Letter to councils from Sport England, ADPH and PHE on the safe return of sport and physical activity | 8th April
- Letter from the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care thanking DsPH for their ongoing efforts in supporting their local education and school settings, and advising on the next phase of ensuring children and young people remain in regular and consistent face-to-face education | 4th March
- Letter from Helen Whately MP on the extension of the Infection Control Fund | 1st October
- Letter from Prof Yvonne Doyle, Medical Director and Director for Health Protection and Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy, ADPH President to DsPH outlining the resources available to support effective outbreak management in higher education settings | 25th September
- Letter from Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Education, and Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health & Social Care, thanking DsPH for their ongoing efforts to support nurseries, schools and further education providers reopen their doors to more children and young people. The letter also provides further updates on key developments and next steps | 23rd September
- Joint Letter from PHE and ADPH following the announcement of Local Outbreak Plans | 26th May
- Letter from Helen Whately MP, Minister of State for Care, outlines the Government’s commitment to test every staff member and resident in every care home in England and the role of Directors of Public Health and others in ensuring testing is joined up and targeted | 7th May
- Letter from Jo Churchill, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care expressing thanks for the work of DsPH and their teams during the response to COVID-19 | 4th May
- Letter to DsPH about public health funding pressures in relation to the £1.6bn funding announcement | 5th May
- Letter from MHCLG to Council Leaders in England announcing the distribution of £1.6bn to local authorities | 30th April
- COVID-19: Government’s list of guidance
- COVID-19: Guidance for local government
- COVID-19: Guidance for health professionals
- COVID-19: UK Data
- Office for National Statistics – COVID-19 all data and analysis
- Health Protection Scotland COVID-19
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Scotland's route map
- Public Health Agency Northern Ireland COVID-19
- Wales COVID-19 Updates and Guidance
- ADPH Presidential Blogs
- Public health on the frontline: responding to COVID-19 | DsPH from across the country talk to the LGA about the local response to COVID-19
- Centre for Mental Health Blog: Leadership in the age of COVID-19 by Prof. Jim McManus | April 2020
- ADPH & FPH Joint Statement: The COVID-19 Roadmap | July 2021
- ADPH Statement: Response to second NAO report on NHS Test and Trace | June 2021
- ADPH Statement: Living with COVID: The next step on the roadmap | June 2021
- Sport England, ADPH, LGA & PHE: Joint statement on the nation's safe return to play | April 2021
- ADPH Statement: Responding to the announcement on the pilot events programme | April 2021
- ADPH Statement: Responding to the launch of the Office for Health Promotion | March 2021
- ADPH Statement: Responding to the launch of the UK Health Security Agency | March 2021
- ADPH Statement: responding to the publication of the public health grant allocations | March 2021
- ADPH Statement: Responding to new weight management services funding | March 2021
- ADPH Statement: Response to the Announcement of a ‘Roadmap’ out of National Lockdown | February 2021
- ADPH Statement: Response to the Proposals for the Health and Social Care Bill | February 2021
- ADPH Statement: Response to Announcement of National Lockdown | January 2021
- ADPH Statement: Christmas period | December 2020
- ADPH Statement: Response to NAO report on NHS Test and Trace | December 2020
- ADPH/FPH Joint Statement: Targeted Community Testing | November 2020
- ADPH Statement: Mass Testing | November 2020
- ADPH Statement: Responding to Health Secretary's announcement on the replacement of PHE | August 2020
- FPH, ADPH and RSPH thank our members for their continued commitment to the public's health as they face uncertainty and further pressures | August 2020
- ADPH Statement: COVID-19 Prioritisation of Sexual & Reproductive Health Services | April 2020
- ADPH/FPH Joint Statement on COVID-19 | April 2020
- ADASS COVID-19 resources page – A collection of resources relating to adult social services.
- ADCS COVID-19 resources page – Published guidance and new announcements from key government departments and agencies relating to children’s services.
- LGA COVID-19 information for councils – The latest official information, as well as guidance and resources from the LGA and key partners.
- LGA COVID-19: good council practice – examples of council-led good practice. LGA LG Inform COVID-19 reports showing hospital cases data over time, for England and by Local Authority.
- NICE COVID-19 relevant information page – Rapid guidelines and evidence summaries.
- PHE Novel Coronavirus resources for local authorities – A collection of useful resources, such as leaflets, posters, guides and resource packs for all campaigns.