Division II Interoperability between the health sector and other sectors as referred to in Article 4(2)(b) of Decision No 1082/2013/EU

United Kingdom

In line with Article 4(2) of Decision No 1082/2013/EU the obligation to provide information shall only apply if such measures or arrangements are in place or are provided for as part of national preparedness and response planning.

National coordination structures for cross-sectoral incidents as referred to in Article 4(2)(b)(i) of Decision No 1082/2013/EU are understood as structures empowered with strategic administrative and policy making functions, in particular with regard to chain of command. This could be a body, committee or a task force. National emergency operational centres as referred to in Article 4(2)(b)(ii) of Decision No 1082/2013/EU are understood as operational structures and/or arrangements aiming at providing logistical functions and tools, in particular with regard to communication, in the event of emerging serious cross-border threats to health.

5.1	Are other sectors involved in the preparedness and response planning activities of the health sector?	yes	no	not applicable	not known
5.1
5.2	If yes, for which types of threats falling under the scope of Decision 1082/2013/EU?
5.2.1	threats of biological origin, consisting of:
5.2.1.1	communicable diseases, please specify further if possible, for example
	— foodborne diseases
	— oonotic diseases
	— waterborne diseases
	— other communicable diseases, please specify

5.2.1.2	antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections related to communicable diseases
5.2.1.3	biotoxins or other harmful biological agents not related to communicable diseases
5.2.2	threats of chemical origin
5.2.3	threats of environmental origin
5.2.4	threats of unknown origin
5.2.5	events which may constitute or have been declared public health emergencies of international concern under the IHR, provided they fall under the categories above

	6	Which of the following sectors does your country identify as critical in case of an emergency associated with a serious cross-border threat to health?				7	Are Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) available for coordination of the health sector with any of the following sectors?
		yes	no	not applicable	not known		yes	no	not known
energy	6.1					7.1
information communication technology	6.2					7.2
transport	6.3					7.3
water for healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical operations, sanitation services	6.4					7.4
agriculture including the veterinary sector	6.5					7.5
food safety	6.6					7.6
food supply	6.7					7.7
chemical industry	6.8					7.8
industry providing pharmaceuticals and other consumables for the healthcare sector	6.9					7.9
security and emergencies police, fire services and ambulance services	6.10					7.10
local environmental services	6.11					7.11
funeral services	6.12					7.12
military	6.13					7.13
civil protection	6.14					7.14
administration and government units	6.15					7.15
scientific facilities	6.16					7.16
cultural and media facilities	6.17					7.17
voluntary sector	6.18					7.18
other sectors, please specify
	6.19					7.19

8.1	Which are the critical sectors for which the health sector in your country has no coordination arrangements in place? (reply optional)

8.2	Which are the priority sectors for which coordination with the health sector should be improved? Please list in the order of priority. (reply optional)

9.1	Please describe the arrangements for strategic coordination structures (national law or SOPs) in place now aimed at ensuring interoperability between the health sector and other sectors including the veterinary sector that are identified as being critical in the case of an emergency. Please list the sectors covered by these coordination structures.

9.2	How is the national representation in the Health Security Committee linked to the structure(s)?

10	Please describe the arrangements for operational centres (crisis centres) (national law or SOPs)in place aimed at ensuring interoperability between the health sector and other sectors including the veterinary sector that are identified as being critical in the case of an emergency. Please list the sectors covered by these coordination structures.

11	Has the interoperability between the health sector and other sectors been tested at national level?	yes	no	not known

12	Please list — where you consider appropriate — any comments or clarifications to the questions above and list any relevant activities that your country has conducted (for example either through exercises or triggered by real events) (additional pages may be attached if necessary):