National Public Health Emergency Team

For the team formed in response to COVID-19, see National Public Health Emergency Team (2020).

A National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) is a group within Ireland's Department of Health.[1]

It is in the power of the Minister for Health to convene such a group when a public health emergency arises.[2] Since the 2000s, multiple NPHETs have been established to deal with different emergencies.

  1. ^ "The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) for COVID-19 was established on 27th January 2020 in the Department of Health". Gov.ie. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ Ryan, Philip (5 April 2020). "Inside the all-powerful coronavirus taskforce - Ireland's decision-makers in a crisis: Our new rulers during this health crisis are a crack team of doctors, scientists and senior civil servants". Sunday Independent. p. 12.