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HEALTHPLAN

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2009_008

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Corporate Administration - Governance
Clinical/ Patient Services - Critical care
Clinical/ Patient Services - Incident management
Population Health - Disaster management

Summary
NSW HEALTHPLAN identifies the NSW Health emergency management arrangements to coordinate a whole of health response in the event of an emergency. NSW HEALTHPLAN provides for five major contributing health services components (Medical Services, Ambulance Services, Mental Health Services, Public Health Services and Health Communications), which constitutes the whole of health response incorporating an all-hazard approach and outlines their agreed roles and functions. NSW Health is the combat agency for all health emergencies within NSW.

Date of Publication: 17 February 2009

Replaces:

  • HEALTHPLAN - NSW [PD2005_631]
Author Branch: Counter Disaster Unit

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Public Health System Support Division, Community Health Centres, Dental Schools and Clinics, Divisions of General Practice, Environmental Health Officers of Local Councils, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service, NSW Dept of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals

Audience: Chief Executives, AHS Functional Area Coordinator, Disaster Coordinaters, all staff

Distributed to: Public Health System, Dental Schools and Clinics, Environmental Health Officers of Local Councils, Health Associations Unions, Health Professional Associations and Related Organisations, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres , Tertiary Education Institutes

Review Date: 17 February 2014

Policy Manual: Not applicable

Status: Active

File link: HEALTHPLAN
File size: 449Kb

HEALTHPLAN

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