On the 23 November 2006, Alexander Litvinenko died in London from poisoning by 210Po, an alpha particle emitter.  The spread of radioactive contamination, arising from the poisoning and the events leading up to it, involved many locations in London.  The potential for intakes of 210Po arising from the contamination posed a public health risk and generated considerable public concern. The scale of the event required a multi-agency response, including top level Government emergency response management arrangements.  The Health Protection Agency (HPA) had a leading role in co ordinating and managing the public health response.  This Webinar reviews the management of the incident response and the issues involved.  It will provide an overview of the scale of the incident, and the various elements involved; including the Public Health Strategy, environmental monitoring, radiological assessments, triaging those potentially exposed, individual urine monitoring, international aspects and communicating with the public and the media.  It will draw out some key lessons from the response.

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