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Emergency Preparedness Division

  • Last modified date:
    20 June 2008

This page links to a number of online services for stakeholders of the Department of Health Emergency Preparedness Division.

Any queries or suggestions should be addressed to 020 7210 5263 or

Emergency Preparedness Communities

This website contains a number of private communities which are designed to facilitate information sharing between various groups of EPD stakeholders. Access is by invitation only.

NHS Emergency Planning Guidance

This section gives access to the NHS Emergency Planning Guidance 2005, including underpinning guidance. The purpose of the guidance is to describe a set of general principles to guide all NHS organisations in developing their ability to respond to an emergency.

NHS Resilience Project: business continuity for the NHS

The NHS Resilience Project is tasked with improving resilience throughout the NHS in order to ensure continuous operational delivery of healthcare services when faced with a range of disruptive challenges. This page contains details of the NHS Resilience Project, newsletters, useful information and links.

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