NHS England Midlands & East
Excercise Vital Sign
The Grand Hotel, Leicester, LE1 6ES
21st March 2017, 0900 - 1700
The Midlands Critical Care and Trauma Networks will be involved in an exercise to test/train us in the response to a mass casualty incident involving traumatic injuries, in collaboration with partner agencies.
The main objectives are:
- To explore the Regional Mass Casualties Framework.
- To explore the operational & strategic capabilities of the Critical Care & Trauma Networks in the Midlands & East regions to manage a mass casualty incident.
- To promote an understanding of engagement between the NHS and their multi-agency partners of the wider implications of mass casualty events.
- To explore the implications for mutual aid within the region and the wider Critical Care &Trauma Networks.
- To test the Command, Control, Communication and Coordination procedures in conjunction with Trust Major Incident & Surge Plans.
- To test the decision making and recording process.
- To identify any learning for future development and improvements to inform the production of a Network Mass Casualty distribution plan
We will require the following clinical & management/executive representation from each Hospital Trust (Trust-wide not each individual unit)
- 1 Consultant from Critical Care that will be expected to manage the flow of critical care patients.
- 1 Surgical Consultant that will be responsible for the triage of patients, overseeing the selection and prioritisation of patients to theatre.
- 1 person with Gold Command (EPRR) roles & responsibilities and able to make high level decisions.
If you have any questions please contact either:
Dr Nick Sherwood, Exercise Vital Sign Clinical Advisor: nick.sherwood@nhs.net
Sarah Graham, Exercise Vital Sign Network Representative: sarahgraham3@nhs.net