Facing the Challenge
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9780102919561
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Overview
This report by the National Audit Office examines the adequacy of major incident planning by the NHS in England, both at the strategic level as well as the level of preparedness of health authorities, primary and acute trusts, and ambulance trusts. The report notes that this assessment is not straightforward, and there is a scale of incident to which no NHS or other organisation could be expected to respond fully. Findings include that improvements have been made but there is still more to do, especially in the present situation of heightened awareness following the September 11 terrorist attacks. Weaknesses remain in planning and testing major incident plans, both in respect of the type of events experienced to date and for the newer threats of mass casualty, and biological, radiological and nuclear incidents. Examples of good practice need to be disseminated more systematically throughout the NHS. There are also lessons to be learned from other countries, including the creation of a national incident database.
| ISBN-13 | 9780102919561 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0102919569 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 59 pages |
| Publisher | Stationery Office Books |
| Published On | 2002-11-01 |
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