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Emergency planning
Emergency planning involves making NHS contingency plans and preparing for specific types of disasters and attacks.
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Planning for the psychosocial and mental health care of people affected by major incidents and disasters: Interim national strategic guidance
Heatwave planning
The Plan's purpose is to enhance resilience of health and social care services in the event of a heatwave.
Planning for the Evacuation and Sheltering of people in health sector settings
These best practice guidelines are intended to help NHS organisations develop plans to manage the evacuation and shelter of healthcare premises within the context of the NHS Emergency Planning Guidance 2005. To comment on the document, fill in and return the form by end of July 2009.
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Health Protection Agency (HPA)
The Health Protection Agency is dedicated to protecting people’s health and reducing the impact of infectious diseases, chemical hazards, poisons and radiation hazards.
Major incident planning audit and assessment tool
This framework supports the development, maintenance and reviewing/testing of NHS major incident plans. It complements the other parts of the Operational Doctrine and should be used to review and improve major incident plans in light of up to date advice.
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