UK hospitals are poorly prepared for a major incident
Hospitals in the UK are poorly prepared to cope with a major incident, such as an act of terrorism, according to the authors of a report in the Emergency
Medical Journal (2006;23:709).
Senior doctors at emergency care departments were surveyed to determine
their readiness to respond to a major incident. Almost half of the 144
responders said they had not read any of their own hospitals’ major
incident plan and only just over half were clear about the specific role
they would have, should such an emergency occur. The frequency and timeliness
of dry runs varied widely. The responses of those based in London were
not markedly different from those based elsewhere.
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Hospital Pharmacist