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Originally Posted by jonbxx
Yeah, the Gesundheitsämter setup seemed to work well. We keep hearing noises regarding local lockdowns in the UK and this is perhaps a situation where local subdivisions of PHE would come in handy here too, devolving public health to NHS trust level as an example..
That said, Germany essentially has 16 'countries' (Länder) under their federal system while we already have 4. Would a more granular system work...
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I think in Greater Manchester the agreement there is to bring health under the jurisdiction of the Mayor, but I'm not sure how the various bodies fit together. I can certainly see that councils would be well placed for track and trace.
https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov...e-for-the-nhs/