Emergency contingency plans
Lack of pre-existing contingency plans for emergencies (e.g., pandemics), leading to a scramble and flawed early scheme design.
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NAO recommendation
86match
Progress delivering the Emergency Services Network
The Home Office should develop a contingency plan that sets out what it will do if technology on which the overall ESN programme is dependent does not work. The contingency plan should be linked to key delivery milestones for the contractors and include clear criteria for activating it.
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terms: contingency, emergency, plan
NAO recommendation
80match
COVID-19 business grant schemes
HMT and DBT, working with local authorities, should by December 2023 draw up contingency plans to cover the provision of financial support to priority groups in the event of a future national emergency. The plans should draw upon the considerable experience gained by the departments and local authorities during the pandemic.
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terms: contingency, emergency, plan
Inquiry recommendation
78match
COVID-M5.7 - Trade and Industry in the Civil Emergency Strategy
The UK-wide whole-system civil emergency strategy, which the Inquiry has recommended should be developed by the UK government and devolved administrations (see the Inquiry’s Module 1 Report, Recommendation 4), should include specific objectives for international trade and domestic industry during a pandemic. These must include: the establishment of trading alliances in advance of the next pandemic, to diversify...
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terms: emergency, plan
PFD report
77match
Arthur Mason
The coroner noted a lack of risk assessment training for senior staff, who relied on their experience over Health & Safety Executive documentation. Concerns were also raised about staff not fully recognising task-related risks and the absence of a comprehensive emergency plan on the farm.
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terms: emergency, plan
PFD report
77match
Margaret Wakefield
The coroner noted a lack of timely haemofiltration for a patient with chronic renal disease following a high-risk heart procedure. This potentially life-saving treatment was not available, leading to further deterioration and death, and concerns were raised regarding the need for improved access and contingency planning.
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terms: contingency, plan
NAO recommendation
76match
Lessons learned: tackling fraud and protecting propriety in government spending during an emergency
m) We recommend that the Public Sector Fraud Authority develop and test a plan so that in an emergency it has the following: ? Clarity over the key counter-fraud priorities. This should build on the experience of providing the global fraud risk assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide clarity on where the resources are needed. This should...
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terms: emergency, plan
PFD report
73match
James Fox
Concerns were raised regarding the accuracy of close-range firearm use, the lack of less lethal firearms or ballistic shields, and insufficient contingency planning. The coroner also noted inconsistencies in police training curricula and the absence of national standard training.
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terms: contingency, plan
PFD report
73match
Sandra Brotherton
The coroner identified a lack of contingency planning for sole carers and inadequate documentation for sharing care plans with personal assistants. Concerns included difficulties securing urgent psychiatric appointments and no follow-up after a carer reported an unusual incident.
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terms: contingency, plan
NAO recommendation
73match
The supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic
Emergency plans for dealing with a pandemic must provide for appropriate stockpiles of high-quality PPE together with comprehensive and resilient arrangements for the rapid procurement and distribution of PPE, based on reliable information. Plans need to include distribution of PPE to social care and all parts of the health system. Organisations responsible for maintaining and testing their plans...
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terms: emergency, plan
NAO recommendation
72match
The government’s preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for government on risk management
The Cabinet Office should strengthen oversight and assurance arrangements over preparations for system-wide emergencies. These should include publishing standards against which lead government departments, supporting departments and other public sector organisations can assess their level of preparedness for major emergencies, developing external assurance processes to assess, on a regular basis, whether there are adequate preparations in place that...
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terms: emergency, plan
IMB recommendation
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Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre (2022)
In light of the problems experienced during the November 2022 evacuation of Harmondsworth, e.g. lost possessions, inadequate emergency clothing and inadequate communication with detainees, we would urge the Home Office to ensure that the HIRC Contingency Plan is reviewed and is truly ‘fit for purpose’.
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terms: contingency, emergency, plan
Committee recommendation
69match
#74 - 1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic
Dr Pincus told us that alongside conventional deterrence, NATO also has a role in developing a strategy for responding to sub-threshold threats: “We should have consultations and draw up contingency plans for hybrid or grey-zone activities in the Arctic, how those activities would be responded to and what those escalation dynamics would look like, and prepare for unintentional...
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terms: contingency, plan
Committee recommendation
69match
#4 - 1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic
Russian sub-threshold activity in the High North is a significant and growing threat. The UK and its allies should prepare contingency plans to detect, deter and respond to hybrid and ‘grey-zone activities’, and consult on how to best do this in situations when public attribution is not possible .
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terms: contingency, plan
GIRFT recommendation
69match
Stroke
ISDNs to draw up local emergency plans, informed by the data, to reduce symptom onset-to-door times. Work with regional and national ambulance teams to produce a 5% annual reduction from baseline and improve sensitivity and specificity of pre-hospital assessments. a) Train all ambulance crews in stroke recognition and ensure they are educated in the use of validated tools...
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Article 2 learning point
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DM — Southampton Magistrates’ Court - LP 7
We recommend that a local contingency plan is put in place for the steps to be taken in the event of an emergency. This should include notification of court security staff when an ambulance has been called and that a member of staff able to report changes in the patient’s condition and to act on advice needs to...
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terms: contingency, emergency, plan
Inquiry recommendation
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COVID-M5.11 - Data and Technology in Emergency Procurement
Within three years of the publication of this Report, the systems for the procurement and distribution of healthcare equipment should be digitalised and interoperable across the UK government and devolved administrations. As a minimum, these systems should be able to use technology to collect, share and analyse data across the UK in real time on: pandemic stockpiles, health...
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terms: emergency
Inquiry recommendation
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COVID-M5.9 - Commercial Framework for Emergency Procurement
The UK government and devolved administrations should collaborate to establish a UK-wide commercial framework agreement of pre-approved external specialists in the emergency procurement and distribution of healthcare equipment. The framework should be refreshed every three years.
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terms: emergency
HSSIB recommendation
66match
Healthcare provision in prisons: emergency care response — HSSIB
HSSIB recommends that HM Prison and Probation Service, in collaboration with the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, reviews and amends the design of the medical emergency response card, to better support staff in identifying emergency situations and providing the situational information required by ambulance service call handlers. In scenarios where direct communication between staff at the scene and...
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terms: emergency
PFD report
65match
Ronald Hamer
The coroner noted an ambulance response time of nearly 2 hours and 40 minutes for an Amber 2 call, significantly exceeding the 20-minute target. Concerns were raised about the lack of communication with the patient's family and insufficient planning for maintaining services during periods of high call volume.
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terms: plan
PFD report
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Christopher Brennan
The coroner identified a lack of specific policy for managing self-harm risks from items in an adolescent psychiatric unit, which led to inconsistency. Concerns also included the absence of a laryngoscope in the unit's emergency equipment, an item previously used successfully.
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terms: emergency
Committee recommendation
65match
#66 - 1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic
Despite tensions between Russia and the West, some forms of co-operation with Russia have been retained. For example, the Norwegian Joint Headquarters in Reitan has maintained a hotline with the Admiral of the Northern Fleet, which acts as an important deconfliction mechanism. 68 Norway continues to co-operate with Russia on search and rescue. 69 Russia continues to participate...
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terms: emergency, plan
Committee recommendation
65match
#27 - First Report - A hostage to fortune: ransomware and UK national security
There is a high risk that the Government will face a catastrophic ransomware attack at any moment, and that its planning will be found lacking. In 2020, this Committee examined the Government’s preparations for the Covid-19 pandemic, considering what it could teach us about how to prepare for a known risk with a high potential impact. We found...
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terms: plan
HSSIB recommendation
65match
Electronic patient record (EPR) systems – thematic review
Does your organisation have contingency plans and processes to maintain patient safety when there are EPR system problems, and are they shared with staff?
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terms: contingency, plan
GIRFT recommendation
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General Surgery
Undertake a capacity planning study to enable theatre capacity to be principally organised around emergency care. Actions: 18A: GIRFT to undertake study and produce guidance based on resulting insight. 18B: Surgeons and trust management to implement this guidance. 18C: National policy levers to be developed by GIRFT in collaboration with national bodies, such as NHS England and NHS...
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terms: emergency, plan
NAO recommendation
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Increasing the capacity of the prison estate to meet demand
MoJ should combine thinking on policy objectives for the prison estate and improved evidence of different approaches to develop a long-term strategy to improve the resilience of the estate. It should: set out contingency plans for any unexpected increases in demand.
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terms: contingency, plan
HMICFRS recommendation
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FRS 2023-25 CoC Recommendations: Avon Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service’s mobilisation system, which records information and dispatches resources to emergency incidents, isn’t reliable and crashes during emergency 999 calls. This unnecessarily delays the mobilisation of resources, which results in the public receiving a slower response to emergencies. Recommendation: By 19 September 2023, the service should develop an action plan to make sure fire...
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terms: emergency, plan
NAO recommendation
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Resilience to animal disease
g ensure their disease outbreak plans are comprehensive and up-to-date, including updating disease-specific plans where required, ensuring plans cover responding to concurrent large exotic disease outbreaks and a scenario where capacity is insufficient, and developing a contingency plan for an exotic zoonotic disease outbreak.
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terms: contingency, plan
NAO recommendation
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The decommissioning of the AGR nuclear power stations
Given the impact that early closure of a station can have on the costs incurred by the Fund, the Department should, with EDFE, review the risks of early closure at each of the AGR stations to ensure appropriate contingency planning is in place.
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terms: contingency, plan
NAO recommendation
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The government’s approach to test and trace in England – interim report
b) plan against a range of plausible outcomes to ensure it has flexibility to respond to predictable and unexpected spikes in testing demand. Problems emerged when schools and universities reopened in September, despite a predictable spike in demand. NHST&T also needs to have contingency plans in place so it can respond to unexpected spikes in community testing, in...
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terms: contingency, plan
NAO recommendation
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Achieving net zero
BEIS should: • prepare contingency plans that consider how to provide greater certainty and transparency around its net zero plans even if a full strategy is not possible prior to COP26 given the ongoing uncertainty around the impact of COVID-19.
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terms: contingency, plan
ICIBI recommendation
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An inspection of the Home Office’s Afghan resettlement schemes (October 2022 – April 2023)
The Home Office should develop robust contingency plans to prepare for future crisis events. These plans must focus on the accurate collection and assurance of data.
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terms: contingency, plan
NAO recommendation
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Preparations to extend early years entitlements to working parents in England
For DfE to increase its chances of meeting forthcoming milestones it should: B) better use data to explore how variations in availability of early years places, parental take-up and workforce could impact future performance and costs. It should then set out contingency arrangements for plausible scenarios with clear criteria for activating these plans;
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NAO recommendation
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Department for Work and Pensions Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21
• conduct a full lessons-learned exercise from its approach to fraud and error during COVID-19 and consider wider lessons from the pandemic for its processes and controls, balance of detection and prevention controls and future emergency planning.
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terms: emergency, plan
Scottish FAI
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Leo Lamont; Ellie McCormick; Mira-Belle Bosch
1. Recommendation 1: Greater Glasgow & Clyde Health Board (“GGCHB”) should develop a trigger list or similar system to (a) aid in the identification and assessment of symptoms that might be indicative of preterm labour and (b) inform a decision as to whether a patient should attend for clinical assessment. When a telephone assessment is carried out with...
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terms: emergency, plan
Inquiry recommendation
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106 - Emergency training part of the SMS
The operator’s system for emergency training and its enforcement should form part of its SMS (para 20.64).
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terms: emergency
Inquiry recommendation
62match
105 - UKOOA guidelines for emergency training
The UKOOA guidelines for offshore emergency safety training on installations should be a minimum requirement for survival, fire-fighting and other forms of training detailed therein for the relevant personnel employed offshore. Personnel who have not met the requirements of these guidelines should not be permitted to work offshore (para 20.64). In order to ensure that these guidelines are...
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terms: emergency
Inquiry recommendation
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72 - Shutdown in emergency on connected installation
Operators should be required by regulation to institute and review regularly a procedure for shutting down production on an installation in the event of an emergency on another installation which is connected to the first by a hydrocarbon pipeline where the emergency is liable to be exacerbated by continuation of such production (para 19.197).
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terms: emergency
Inquiry recommendation
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71 - Review of pipeline emergency procedures
Operators should be required by regulation regularly to review pipeline emergency procedures and manuals. The review should ensure that the information contained in manuals is correct, that the procedures contained are agreed with those who are responsible for executing them and are consistent with the procedures of installations connected by hydrocarbon pipelines (para 19.196).
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terms: emergency
Inquiry recommendation
62match
69 - Immediate review of emergency systems
The regulatory body should ask operators which have not already done so to review forthwith the ability of emergency systems to withstand severe accident conditions (para 19.191).
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terms: emergency
Inquiry recommendation
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68 - Studies on emergency system vulnerability
Studies should be done to determine the vulnerability of emergency systems to severe accident conditions and to enhance their ability to survive such conditions (para 19.190).
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terms: emergency
Inquiry recommendation
62match
65 - Emergency systems in the Safety Case
The ability of emergency systems to survive severe accident conditions should be a feature of the Safety Case (para 19.189).
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terms: emergency
Inquiry recommendation
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64 - Survivability of emergency systems
The regulations and related guidance notes should promote an approach to emergency systems:- (i) which provides to a high degree the ability of these systems to survive severe accident conditions (paras 19.188-189); and (ii) which applies to communications systems the fail-safe principle (para 19.193). The emergency systems include the emergency power supplies and systems, the emergency shutdown system...
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terms: emergency
Inquiry recommendation
62match
59 - Emergency lighting and signs
It should be required by regulation that escape routes are provided with adequate and reliable emergency lighting and with photoluminescent direction signs (para 19.175).
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terms: emergency
Inquiry recommendation
62match
48 - Vulnerability of emergency shutdown valves
Studies should be done to determine the vulnerability of ESVs to severe accident conditions and to enhance their ability to survive such conditions (para 19.43).
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terms: emergency
Inquiry recommendation
62match
47 - Emergency shutdown valve activation
The arrangements for the activation of the emergency shutdown valves (ESVs), and of SSIVs if fitted, on pipelines should be a feature of the Safety Case (para 19.42).
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terms: emergency
Inquiry recommendation
62match
16 - Emergency checklists under the ISM Code
We recommend that the checklists provided for by the ISM Code should cover all reasonably foreseeable emergency procedures and that they should be readily available to the master or skipper at all times.
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terms: emergency
HSSIB recommendation
62match
Medication not given: administration of time critical medication in the emergency department
How does your organisation support staff to work safely when ePMA systems may not be functioning to ensure time critical medications are not missed?
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terms: emergency
HSSIB recommendation
62match
Safety issues for people experiencing a mental health crisis who come into contact with urgent and emergency care...
HSSIB recommends that the Department of Health and Social Care urgently reviews the current legal framework and addresses the current legislative gaps in emergency care for people in mental health crisis and clarify the extension of legal powers for health professionals to hold someone in the emergency department. This will safeguard people who are currently arriving at the...
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terms: emergency
GIRFT recommendation
62match
Emergency Medicine
Trusts, working with commissioners, to determine and fully understand their local demand and then ensure that both the hospital and ED capacities match that demand.
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terms: emergency
PFD report
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Dr Edward Slaney
The coroner notes a lack of appropriate criteria for assessing the wind effects of tall buildings on highway users' safety. There is also a need for guidance to planning authorities to consider these wind effects on all road users.
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terms: plan