Project Argus - Health (9th December 2009)This is a letter from Richard Hampton, Head of NHS Security Management Service; Chris Phillips Head of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office and Andy Cobb, CONTEST and CNI Lead, Emergency Preparedness Division, Department of Health. It highlights the launch of Project Argus – Health: a multimedia presentation which explores the possible consequences for the health sector in the aftermath of a terrorist attack and the risks it itself may face.
Letter
Developing psychosocial resilience: how to cope in a crisis (16th December 2009)This guidance provides a stepped model of care for staff that is sensitive and responsive to their needs before, during and after emergencies. It will ensure that staff are prepared to cope with long-sustained demand.
Guidance A guide to the implications of the European Working Time Directive for doctors in training (15th December 2009)This document provides clarity on the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) by giving guidance using the views of experts who have already considered most issues arising from the EWTD, implemented in the UK as the Working Time Directive Regulations 1998/the Working Time Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and subsequent amendments. Where a definition already exists by statute or regulation, this is noted; but in other situations a consensus view is given.
Document
SocCon (Social Care Condition) reporting guidance for social care: assessing service pressures in a pandemic(13th November 2009)This guidance outlines the need and process for social care services to report a pressures report (named Social care Condition, i.e., SocCon) to the Cabinet Office during the course of the pandemic. This reporting process is also intended to provide a legacy system for monitoring and reporting service capacity issues from social care services in any emergency - not just a pandemic.
Guidance and covering letter
Health Protection Agency launches eHealth - online learning for healthcare professionals (16th September 2008)
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) today launched eHealth, a new online education and training service for health care professionals, exclusively for the National Health Service. The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accredited online training is funded by the Department of Health and covers the management of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) injuries and incidents. eHealth will contribute to a wide range of health care professionals’ ability to prepare their response to a deliberate or accidental CBRN incident.
Resource
Report on the lessons learned from the summer 2007 flooding experiences, from an Estates and Facilities perspective (18th August 2008)
During June and July 2007, unprecedented rainfall occurred across certain parts of England, causing serious flooding and disruption to the social infrastructure, including health and social care services. Whilst most of England was affected, there were three main areas of the country where the most impact upon the health and social care services provision was felt. These areas are Gloucestershire, East Yorkshire (Hull) and South Yorkshire (Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster). Whilst it is recognised that other parts of the country were significantly affected, e.g. Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley, following discussions with colleagues at Strategic Health Authority level, it was envisaged that no additional lessons could be learned over and above those which should be identified by concentrating on the experiences of those involved in the three areas above.
Report
The National Risk Register (8th August 2008)
The National Risk Register is intended to capture the range of emergencies that might have a major impact on all, or significant parts of, the UK. It provides a national picture of the risks we face, and is designed to complement Community Risk Registers, already produced and published locally by emergency planners.
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Identifying people who are vulnerable in a crisis: Guidance for emergency planners and responders (3rd March 2008)
This guidance will help the development of local action plans for identifying groups of people who may be vulnerable in an emergency.
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Strategic command arrangements for the NHS during a major incident (19th December 2007)The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to National Health Service (NHS) organisations regarding command, control and co-ordination arrangements, required in planning, preparing and responding to emergencies. It provides a platform for all NHS organisations to undertake emergency planning.
Click here for the Document NHS Emergency Planning Guidance 2005: Planning for the management of blast injured patients (19th December 2007)This guidance sets out a set of general principles to guide all NHS organisations in the provision of services to plan and respond for the management of blast injured patients within the context of the NHS Emergency Planning Guidance 2005.
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