Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR)
Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) is a key Trust priority alongside the safety and security of staff, patients and their carers, visitors and property. The delivery of high standards of emergency preparedness ensures staff and organisational resilience.
Safety and security work is critical to supporting the delivery of the highest possible standards of clinical treatment and care to our patients. Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (DCHFT) is committed to improving the environment for those who access our services and for those who provide our services.
NHS providers must plan for, and respond to, a wide range of incidents and emergencies that could affect patient health and delivery of care. EPRR is a programme of work that is underpinned by a set of a NHS England EPRR core standards. Demonstrating compliance to the core standards gives assurance that the Trust is prepared to respond to incidents whilst maintaining services.
DCHFT is a category 1 responder under the Civil Contingencies Action 2004 (CCA 2004) so that it can perform its critical activities in the event of an emergency or business interruption. CCA 2004 states Categorised 1 responders are required to:
- Assess the risk of emergencies occurring and use this to inform contingency planning
- Put in place emergency plans
- Put in place a business continuity management led process to identify and mitigate risks
- Put in place arrangements to make information available to the public about civil protection matters and maintain arrangements to warn, inform and advise the public in the event of an emergency. Share information with other local responders to enhance co-ordination
- Co-operate with other local responders to enhance co-ordination and efficiency.
Useful links
NHS England ยป Emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR)
Dorset Local Resilience Forum | Community Resilience Hub | Dorset