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Table 1 Percentage of respondents with PCT, HPU, SHA and RDHPA roles expressing concordant* views of who should, and who does, deliver particular health protection functions.

From: Public health professionals' perceptions toward provision of health protection in England: a survey of expectations of Primary Care Trusts and Health Protection Units in the delivery of health protection

 

Respondent

    

Health protection function

All

PCT role

HPU role

SHA role

RDHPA †

Handling of a single meningitis case during normal working hours

98

98

100

90

100

Handling of a single meningitis case out of normal working hours

78

77

85

80

83

Establish/ensure effective operation of outbreak control team for 3 linked meningococcal cases

94

93

100

91

100

Establish/ensure effective operation of outbreak control team for 4 community legionnaires' cases.

92

89

100

100

100

Improving uptake of MMR vaccine in under 2 year olds.

84

85

83

73

100

Immunisation training programs for primary care staff

80

82

83

68

57

MMR vaccination program for university students in response to a large mumps outbreak

76

75

86

68

86

Infection control & reduction of healthcare acquired infections in primary care premises

86

87

83

86

71

Infection control and reduction of healthcare acquired infections in private sector nursing homes

77

76

82

81

57

Infection control & reduction of healthcare acquired infections in community hospitals

83

82

80

89

83

Development of a local strategy for improving sexual health

93

93

97

91

71

Monitoring rates of sexually transmitted infections

79

77

87

86

100

Organisation of the rota for out of hours health protection arrangements

84

82

93

91

86

Factory fire with release of harmful chemicals during normal working hours

92

93

90

86

86

Factory fire with release of harmful chemicals out of normal working hours.

86

85

96

85

83

Managing an outbreak of tuberculosis in a secondary school.

90

88

90

100

100

Investigating an apparent cluster of congenital anomalies attributed in media reports to a nearby landfill site

75

73

93

70

71

Managing a look-back exercise in response to a surgeon carrying hepatitis C

90

90

83

95

100

  1. * We defined a response as 'concordant' if a respondent's views of who should and who does deliver a particular health protection function described the same lead organisation.
  2. † Percentages in RDHPA column are based on only seven subjects and should therefore be interpreted with caution.