A series of practical resources to enable leaders and professionals with direct reach to communities and an established, trusted relationship, for example community leaders, social prescribing link workers and faith leaders, to support their communities to reduce their risk of becoming seriously ill from Covid-19

1. Date: Tuesday 15th September 2020, 12:30 – 13:00
Part of the BHealthy webinar series
Keeping Covid Safe –
Visiting friend and family
Speaker: Hamira Sultan
Consultant in Public Health and Future Parks Accelerator
Director

2. Agenda
12:30 – 12:35
Welcome, introductions and housekeeping -
(5 mins)
Stacey Gunther
Public Health, Birmingham City Council
12:35 – 12:55
Speaker -
(15-20 mins):
Hamira Sultan- Public Health Consultant
Birmingham City Council
12:55 – 13:00
Q&A and Discussion –
(5 mins)

3. HOUSEKEEPING
Please stay muted and turn your cameras off during this webinar.
Please use the chat function to ask questions for the Q&A or you can email
your questions to healthybrum@birmingham.gov.uk
To make this webinar available to those that are unable to join us, today’s
webinar will be recorded. The recording, with both audio and visual will be
shared next week via email and online platforms.

4. BHealthy
A series of practical resources
to enable leaders and
professionals with direct
reach to communities and
an established, trusted
relationship, for example
community leaders, social
prescribing link workers and
faith leaders, to support their
communities to reduce their
risk of becoming seriously ill
from Covid-19

5. Webinars
• 16 webinars
• Cover behaviour change, keeping
covid safe, long term conditions,
unhealthy habits and healthy habits
• For Community workers, social
prescribing link workers, faith
leaders etc.
• To be cascaded to communities
• Live and recorded
• Include guidelines and local
opportunities to support behaviour
change
• Supported by industry experts and
Birmingham stakeholders
• Bookings via
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info
/50238/wellbeing_during_the_coro
navirus_covid-19/2247/bhealthy

6. Plan for session
 Rules for Birmingham on meeting
up with family and friends?
 Impact of breaking the rules
 What to do if you see people
breaking these rules?
 Key things not to forget

7. Current situation in Birmingham
• Steep and rapid
increase in 7-day
infection rates in
Birmingham – one of
the highest in the
country
• New restrictions in
Birmingham,
Sandwell, and
Solihull to reduce
infection rates

8. Rules for Birmingham on meeting
up with family and friends
Mix with people outside
household/bubble in private
homes or gardens
Mix with people in public
spaces, i.e. park or pub (max
of 6 persons)
Why avoid private residence?
People tend to relax more – start off social
distancing but soon forget

9. What is a support
bubble?
A close support
network between a
household with only
one adult in the
home and another
household of any
size.
Once you make a
support bubble, you
should not change
who is in your bubble

10. Meeting friends and family in pubs and
restaurants – the rule of 6
• Venues will have a Covid-safety risk assessment
• Meet in groups of 6 or less
• Follow social distancing rules
• Wear masks when walking about
Keep vigilant when you are out in
restaurants/ cafés/ businesses
•Do they have a track and trace system?
•Do they practice social distancing?
•Do staff use face coverings?​ Visors not enough
•​Is their hand sanitiser on entry to venue and to
their toilet facilities?
NO? Take your business elsewhere
For more information: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/news/article/710/joint_statement_-_hospitality_sector

11.  Fixed penalty
notice £100
 Can be doubled
each time a
breach happens
– up to £3200
Impact of breaking the rules

12. Other ways to stay connected
with family and friends
 Online using Skype, Zoom, FaceTime and
lots of other platforms
 Use social media, instant messaging, phone
and video messaging
 Pick up the phone and check in with friends,
family and colleagues
 Connect and reach out to your neighbours

13. Hands, face, space
HANDS - Wash your hands
frequently for 20 seconds –
especially when you leave
and enter home
FACE - Cover your face in
enclosed spaces and when
with people you don’t know
SPACE - Keep 2 metres
apart when with people you
do not normally live with

14. You must not be meeting anyone outside of your household if you or a person/ people
you live with have symptoms of Covid-19

15. Reporting rule breaking
Report individuals here
https://www.west-
midlands.police.uk/coro
navirus/restriction-
breach-form
Report businesses or
venues here -
https://www.birmingham
.gov.uk/xfp/form/762 or
01213031116 if unable
to use the form

16. FAQs on Birmingham restrictions -
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50231/coronavirus_covid-
19/2254/new_coronavirus_restrictions_in_birmingham_%E2%80%93_faqs%20
Social Distancing -
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-meeting-with-
others-safely-social-distancing/coronavirus-covid-19-meeting-with-others-safely-
social-distancing

17. Participants Discussion – How can
you support communities to enable safe
interaction with Family and Friends?

18. KEEPING IN TOUCH
BHealthy handouts can be found on our website
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50238/wellbeing_during_the_coronavirus_covid-19/2247/bhealthy
The full list of BHealthy webinars
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50238/wellbeing_during_the_coronavirus_covid-19/2247/bhealthy/2
For support with BHealthy or general enquires email
healthybrum@birmingham.gov.uk
or for Covid enquires email
BCCCovid19@birmingham.gov.uk