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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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