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Chapter 50 - Leadership, Organisation, and Implementation of Emergency Preparedness

from Section 6 - Designing, Leading, and Managing Responses to Emergencies and Pandemics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2024

By
Stefan Schilling ,
Richard Williams ,
Verity Kemp ,
Tim Healing  and
David E Alexander
Edited by
Richard Williams ,
Verity Kemp ,
Keith Porter ,
Tim Healing  and
John Drury
Richard Williams
Affiliation:
University of South Wales
Verity Kemp
Affiliation:
Independent Health Emergency Planning Consultant
Keith Porter
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham
Tim Healing
Affiliation:
Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London
John Drury
Affiliation:
University of Sussex
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Summary

This chapter collects lessons from the literature to outline the concrete steps necessary for organising and leading responses to emergencies, incidents, disasters, and disease outbreaks (EIDD). First, it summarises the common problems experienced in responding to EIDD. Second, it describes what steps should be taken at the policy level to prepare organisations for the challenges. Third, it outlines ways in which teams could be better organised to respond. Finally, it addresses the specific role of people who lead and manage EIDD in preparing their teams, developing capacity, and ensuring a collaborative emergency network. Although often separated into the different phases of preparedness, response, recovery, and rehabilitation, this chapter focuses on organisation and leadership in preparing for and responding to EIDD.

Keywords

adaptive managementdisasteremergency planningemergency preparednessleadershipmanagement systemspandemic
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Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
The Psychosocial Aspects of Health Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters and Disease Outbreaks
 , pp. 376 - 387
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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