Annual Report and Financial Accounts 2010/11
Business Review
new roles for Monitor and the National Commissioning Boards, will become increasingly clear and important over the next year.
The Annual Plan 2011/12 provides further information as to how RBCH is responding to these issues. In addition there are specific sections setting out the direction of travel on:
l Improving patient outcomes.
l Extending the successful transformation programme.
l Organising services for excellence, by working with other hospitals.
l Better use of our buildings.
l New models of care, especially for emergency care and closer GP- Consultant working.
The 2011/12 Annual Plan has undergone a very thorough consultation with partners and the public to test and refine the recommendations, and as such provides a strong basis to approach the coming year and beyond. You can read more about this on page 37.
4.3 Business Continuity and Major Incident Planning
During the past year the Trust has continued to invest resources to ensure its resilience in the event of either an internal or external major incident. A considerable amount of work has been done to develop the Business Continuity Plan launched last year.
Each directorate and department now has a specific plan for their area. These plans complement the Trust’s Plan by adding further clarity to the processes that need adopting at the time of an incident. They also help to ensure patient
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safety is maintained and that the Trust responds in a timely and organised manner so that normal business can be maintained. A recent inspection by the Strategic Health Authority on our emergency preparedness commended the depth and robustness of the Trust’s Business Continuity Plan.
Training and exercising has taken place to test these plans and ensure that they offer maximum resilience in the event of an incident. These exercises have also ensured that staff are familiar with the processes involved in business continuity.
The Trust has worked very closely with organisations both within health and outside to develop plans in the event of a major incident. This has been specifically prompted by the preparations for the forthcoming Olympics. In particular, the three acute Trusts across the county have worked together to review their collective response in the event of an incident involving mass casualties; as Weymouth is one Olympic site.
The Trust has also set up a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNe) group. A CBRNe Policy has been developed collaboratively between the Trust and Poole Hospital. In addition, resources have been invested into the provision of equipment and protective clothing for both patients and staff in the event of a CBRNe incident.
The Trust has also taken part in a number of cross-county exercises to test emergency plans and how they link with that of other agencies such as the police, local authority and ambulance services.
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