EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MANUAL - Department of Health
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MANUAL - Department of Health
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MANUAL - Department of Health
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<br />
CODE BROWN<br />
• Respond to Emergency Control Centre<br />
• Liaise with Directors <strong>of</strong> Clinical Services, Incident Controller in Emergency and<br />
Communications Manager.<br />
MEDICAL DIRECTORS OF CLINICAL<br />
SERVICE<br />
• Liaise with Incident Controller in Emergency & the Executive Director.<br />
• Arrange Medical redeployment and recall.<br />
• Liaise with Nursing Directors/Co-ordinator to facilitate bed availability. (Discharging<br />
patients, opening beds, & consider opening old Wards).<br />
NURSING <strong>EMERGENCY</strong> CO-ORDINATOR OR<br />
AFTER HOURS CO-ORDINATOR<br />
• Liaise with Incident Controller in Emergency & the Executive Director.<br />
• Arrange and co-ordinate nursing and ancillary redeployment and recall where<br />
appropriate.<br />
• Co-ordinate bed availability.<br />
• Cancel elective admissions.<br />
• Ensure all possible beds are made available for pending emergency admissions.<br />
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