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Link between EH and public health ‘must be restored’, says expert 28 April 2020, Katie Coyne Professor John Ashton makes case for rebuilding of professions. Symptom tracker app to expand its reach 21 April 2020, Katie Coyne Researcher says what started as ‘community science project’ is now a key data source. Tales from the front line: closing borders on the Isle of Man 15 April 2020, Katie Coyne The EHP team on the Isle of Man has made quarantining and contact tracing its priority. Tales from the front line: the EHPs getting people fed amid the pandemic 09 April 2020, Katie Coyne Crawley EH team handed responsibility for ensuring most vulnerable have supplies. EHPs 'are being overlooked for contact tracing work' 07 April 2020, Katie Coyne Calls grow for the profession to be deployed in suppressing chain of transmission. Councils put new lockdown laws into practice 06 April 2020, Sarah Campbell First prohibition orders are served mainly against pubs refusing to close. Garden fires fuel anger among neighbours 03 April 2020, Sarah Campbell EH departments report increase in bonfire complaints during COVID-19 lockdown. A barrister's guide to the new coronavirus regulations 30 March 2020, David Armstrong, barrister at law Points to help you to take a common-sense approach. NI EHPs coordinate aid for vulnerable people 27 March 2020, Katie Coyne EH team uses existing data – and a lot of phone calls – to get provisions and medicine to those in need. EH's role in enforcing lockdown still being clarified 24 March 2020, Katie Coyne EHPs race to work out practicalities of enforcement.
Link between EH and public health ‘must be restored’, says expert 28 April 2020, Katie Coyne Professor John Ashton makes case for rebuilding of professions.
Symptom tracker app to expand its reach 21 April 2020, Katie Coyne Researcher says what started as ‘community science project’ is now a key data source.
Tales from the front line: closing borders on the Isle of Man 15 April 2020, Katie Coyne The EHP team on the Isle of Man has made quarantining and contact tracing its priority.
Tales from the front line: the EHPs getting people fed amid the pandemic 09 April 2020, Katie Coyne Crawley EH team handed responsibility for ensuring most vulnerable have supplies.
EHPs 'are being overlooked for contact tracing work' 07 April 2020, Katie Coyne Calls grow for the profession to be deployed in suppressing chain of transmission.
Councils put new lockdown laws into practice 06 April 2020, Sarah Campbell First prohibition orders are served mainly against pubs refusing to close.
Garden fires fuel anger among neighbours 03 April 2020, Sarah Campbell EH departments report increase in bonfire complaints during COVID-19 lockdown.
A barrister's guide to the new coronavirus regulations 30 March 2020, David Armstrong, barrister at law Points to help you to take a common-sense approach.
NI EHPs coordinate aid for vulnerable people 27 March 2020, Katie Coyne EH team uses existing data – and a lot of phone calls – to get provisions and medicine to those in need.
EH's role in enforcing lockdown still being clarified 24 March 2020, Katie Coyne EHPs race to work out practicalities of enforcement.