IOM GOV UPDATE – 1ST MAY

ASHY + KATHRYN MAGSON – HEALTH CEO

• GOOD AFTERNOON

• PINCH PUNCH 1ST OF THE MONTH. WE’RE ENTERING THE THIRD MONTH

• WORRYING AND STRESSFUL FOR SOME

• BUT EVERYTHING IS HELPING THE FIGHTS

• SO THANK YOU

• YOU AND YOUR ACTIONS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE

• IF WASN’T FOR CRONA – WE WOULD HAVE BEEN BUZZING ABOUT THE TT BUILD UP

• THE SEASONS ARE THE SAME BUT WHAT COMES AND GOES WITH THEM IS DIFFERENT

• YOU HAVE ACCEPTED THE MANY CHANGES, YOUR WILLINGNESS TO LIVE WITHIN RESTRICTIONS HAS BEEN APPRECIATED

• DELIGHTED TO HAVE KATH HERE

NUMBERS 

• 1 NEW CASE SINCE YESTERDAY

• 23 ACTIVE CASES

• WITH DEEPEST SADNESS I MUST ANNOUNCE ANOTHER COMMUNITY DEATH. LINKED TO ABBOTSWOOD

• I WISH TO EXTEND MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES

BACK TO THE UPDATE 

• DATA IS KEY DRIVER THAT INFORMS OUR CLINICAL DECISION

• I PROMISED WE’D PUBLISH OUR DATA

• HAPPY TO SAY THE INFO IS NOW LIVE – JUST SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM – WWW.COVID19.GOV.IM

WHY IS THIS GOOD?

• GOV CAN BE TRANSPARENT

• YOU CAN CHECK THE INFO THAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU

• CHART THE STATS USE IT HOWEVER YOU WISH

• PERHAPS IT WILL EVEN FIND ITS WAY INTO SCHOOL PROJECTS

OVER TO KATH 

• ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO FOCUS ON IS LANGUAGE

• EXIT STRATEGY = WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY MEAN?

• THIS IS NOT A SHORT TERM ISSUE, THE WORLD IS ALREADY VERY DIFFERENT

• BUT DON’T WANT TO PAINT A PICTURE OF DOOM AND GLOOM

• WE’VE ALREADY SEEN THE GOV TAKE SOME POSITIVE #BABYSTEPS

• DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED TO THE IOM PLAN

• AS A RECENT COMEOVER – I’M BLOODY IMPRESSED AT HOW WELL THE COMMUNITY HAVE TACKLED THIS

• IT’S NOT LIKELY TO BE A LINEAR PROCESS – THERE WILL BE PEAKS AND TROUGHS

• TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK

• NO SILVER BULLET TO TACKLE IT YET

• BUT WE ARE ADAPTING

• WE HAVE FLATTENED THE CURVE BUT CANNOT BE COMPLACENT

• BIGGEST GROUP OF CASES IS WITHIN THE 20 – 65 AGE RANGE

• BIG DECREASE IN A&E VISITS – PLEASE CONTINUE TO SEEK SUPPORT IF YOU ARE SERIOUSLY ILL

CAN I JUST ECHO THAT MESSAGE – IF YOU NEED MEDICAL TREATMENT, SEEK IT. HEALTH SERVICE IS STILL THERE, DON’T PUT IT OFF – ASHY 

QUESTIONS

• ON HOMELESS PEOPLE PAYING TO STAY IN HOTELS – IT’S GIVING PEOPLE A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD. WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT IT LONG TERM. IT’S NOT JUST STEREOTYPICAL PEOPLE ON THE STREETS, IT’S THE HIDDEN HOMELESS – SOFA SURFERS

• ON REPATRIATION U-TURN – EVERYTHING IS CONSTANTLY UNDER REVIEW, IT WAS ALWAYS LIKELY THAT IT WOULD CHANGE

• WHAT HAS DRIVEN THE U-TURN – THE VIRAL LOAD IN THE COMMUNITY, WE WANTED TO AVOID A SECOND BOUNCE. WE’VE GOT MUCH CLEARER INFORMATION, IT’S PART OF THE PROCESS

• ASHY WORD BINGO – #BABYSTEPS

• WHERE DID THE NEW CASES COME FROM? 2 X ABBOTSWOOD , 1 X TRAVEL HISTORY, 1 X HOSPITAL, 2 X COMMUNITY BUT NO OBVIOUS LINK

• DEATH IS SADLY RELATED TO ABBOTSWOOD

• ON THE BUBBLE EFFECT – WE NEED TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE ISLAND, NEED TO TAKE A LONG TERM VIEW

• ASHY WORD BINGO – EVERYTHING CHANGES DAY TO DAY

• TIM G HAS A FULL HOUSE ON ASHY WORD BINGO

• AS AN ISLAND WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY – DATA SHOWS CLEAR IMPACT OF BORDER CONTROL. NO PLANS TO REVISE THAT. IT’S A LONG HAUL, C-19 IS NOT GOING ANYWAY ANYTIME SOON

• FEEDBACK ON TESCO DOMESTIC ABUSE SCHEME – EXCELLENT SCHEME, WELL DONE TO EVERYONE. GOV WERE INVOLVED, GOING THROUGH ANOTHER STAGE OF THE PROJECT TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN SUPPORT OTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS

• DETAILED PLAN IS GOING TO FOCUS ON ECONOMY AND SOCIAL CHANGES

• DENTIST AND DOCTORS WILL COME BACK WHEN IT’S SAFER – IT WILL BE STAGED.

• RE LAUNCHING SERVICES – SWITCHING BACK ON WILL BE HARDER THAN IT WAS SWITCHING OFF

• R VALUE – HAS BEEN LESS THAN 0.5 FOR SOME TIME

• NEW TESTING STRATEGY IS GOING TO COMIN – WE’LL BE HEARING MORE ON THIS FROM A MICROBIOLOGIST ON MONDAY

• PAUL – TRAVEL HISTORY? CAN YOU ADD SOME MEAT TO THE BONE? HOW HAVE THEY BEEN TRAVELLING?

ASHY – CAN’T SHARE MORE AS THEY WILL BE IDENTIFIABLE

• WE ARE CONFIDENT IN THE QUALITY OF OUR TESTING – WE ARE EVEN A BIT BETTER THAN MANCHESTER

• MASKS ARE POSITIVE? SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE IS LIMITED. MAKE YOUR OWN MIND UP

• SOUTH KOREA ARE SAYING YOU CAN’T GET IT TWICE – HAVEN’T SEEN THE FULL DETAILS BUT OUR STANCE IS THAT IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO SAY

• MORE DETAILED DATA BY LOCATION – NOT MUCH WE CAN REALLY GET FROM THE ANALYSIS – IM9 – ABBOTSWOOD, IM2 – THE BIG SMOKE / POPULATION DENSITY

• CONTACT TRACING IS WHERE THE REAL VALUE SITS RATHER THAN POSTCODE

• ROUGH IDEA ON WHEN WE CAN GO FOR PINT? YOU’LL SEE IT THE STRATEGY, BUT NOT DATES SORRY CHRIS #BABYSTEPS FAR TO EARLY TO SAY, THERE’S A LONG WAY TO GO

• ABBOTSWOOD INVESTIGATION – THERE ARE THINGS IN PLAY, THAT’S AS MUCH AS I CAN SAY

• BORDER CONTROL AND IMPACT ON TOURISM – GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE DO IS MEDICALLY SAFE. WE’RE NOT JUST GONNA COPY OTHERS FOR THE SAKE OF IT

• WE HAVEN’T GOT AN ESTIMATE ON THE TOTAL % OF POPULATION WHO HAVE BEEN INFECTED – IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY

SHOUT OUTS 

• CHRISTIAN VARLEY – 19 MARATHONS IN 19 DAYS (YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST)

• WAYNE & THE TEAM IN HOSPITAL MAINTENANCE

• VOLUNTEERS OF ARBORY CONNECT – 110 VOLUNTEERS HELPING 200 WITH SHOPPING, DOG WALKING AND THE LIKE

  • RACHAEL CRINGLE – ABOVE AND BEYOND – ABSOLUTE BABE AND LEGEND

  • ANDREW TILLY TOO

DR AL TOMORROW