All public sector bodies must practice risk management, regularly undertake a structured risk assessment process to identify the risks facing their organisations, be able to demonstrate the management of risks, and where appropriate, have continuity plans to ensure they can respond to and recover from any business disruption.

This Operational Directive provides guidelines regarding the activation of the State Health Emergency Operations Centre (SHEOC), as the result of a possible or confirmed major emergency or disaster where a Health response is required.

The aim of this Operational Directive is to provide the protocol for the activation of the TOPAS and HCARe Disaster Flags and associated reporting extracts, which will allow disaster victims to be easily identified within these patient administration systems.

This Operational Directive provides information on the distribution and maintenance of the Disaster Response Kits.

This Operational Directive details communications processes to be used between communities at risk of cyclone and the DOH emergency response structure.

The aim of this Operational Directive is to provide guidance in relation to the operation of the DOH’s emergency radio network and the requirements for personnel involved in major incidents or disasters.

This Operational Directive outlines the overall health response required in the Metropolitan area, whenever there has been a disaster, major incident or internal failure, which is likely to involve multiple casualties or cause significant disruption to patient care.

The aim of this Operational Directive is to outline financial arrangements when responding to a major emergency or disaster (hereafter referred to as a major incident).

Public support and effective communications with the media are essential for the Department of Health (DoH) to achieve its aims of providing a safe, high quality, accountable and sustainable health care system. The DoH Public Affairs branch is the official point of contact for all comment to the media to ensure a consistent, accurate and timely approach. This includes mainstream (print, radio and TV) and health-specific media.

This Operational Directive describes the mechanisms in place to protect hospitals against contamination by CBR compounds and the use of antidotes for exposure to nerve agents.

Intense media and public interest can be anticipated following the impact of a disaster or major incident involving multiple casualties. The actions documented in this Operational Directive will assist with the handling of the media and public inquiries.

The aim of this Operational Directive is to outline the overall response of the USAR Medical Doctors (USAR MDs) in the event of a major structural collapse requiring search and rescue operations.

This Operational Directive details revised arrangements to the Health response arrangements.