Public health emergency response contact

env.health@brent.gov.uk

The council's Environmental Health unit provide an emergency response service for imminent and significant public health risks.

• Contact the service on 020 8937 1234

Example of imminent and significant risks

Imminent and significant public health risks would include:

• an infectious disease notification from a GP, hospital or official
• food poisoning affecting people from more than one family or household
• incidents requiring immediate treatment by a doctor
• major pollution incidents
• contact from government, public bodies and 'blue light' services
• contact from another Brent Council stand-by officer.

Requests or incidents not considered significant

Risks do not include:

• an infectious disease notification from a member of the public
• food poisoning incidents only affecting people from the same family or household
• minor incidents requiring no immediate treatment by a doctor
• requests for pest control treatments
• requests for the removal of animal carcasess including rodents
• enquries about lost or found animals
• refuse or dumped rubbish.