Save the Children

March 2015

Ebola

Save the Children – Ebola response

• Decision to respond

• Dealing with Health Risk to staff

• Defining roles and responsibilities at Kerry Town site

Decision to respond

Decision to respond

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Decision to respond – Ebola treatment (direct implementation)

Unconscious

Incompetence

Conscious

Incompetence

Conscious

Competence

Unconscious

Competence

Critical Risks

1. Clinical capability and governance – the Merlin Myth…

2. Staff health

Save the Children

STRATEGIC RISKS 27 AUG-14 NOV

Critical High Medium

LowKEY:

27-Aug 10-Sep 18-Sep 26-Sep 3-Oct 16-Oct 22-Oct 29-Oct 7-Nov 14-Nov0

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4

6

8

10

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14

16

GROSS RISKS

19/09: SCI CEO green light for

ETC

30/09: SCI Board green light for ETC

23/10: Decision to delay ETC opening on

25/10

05/11: Opening of the ETC

Dealing with Health Risk

Staff Health Advisor

Staff Health Manager

Staff Health Officer

GP

Staff Health Manager

Staff Health Focal Points

Centre SMT

Country SMT

Dealing with Health Risk – Staff Deployments (x 611)

® Q&As / Interview stage

® Mandatory 2 day Ebola Induction including:

• Ebola briefing

• HR

• Staff Health

• Psychological resilience

• Context / Culture

• Safety & Security

® InterHealth physical and psychological checks

® Informed Consent forms

® NHS staff included – also have additional technical trainings

® In-country Staff Health briefing and registration

® Pre-Return preparation and Post-Deployment protocols

Dealing with Health Risk

• Safety & Security staff liaise closely with Staff Health team on staff IPC protocols and Medevac

• Main focus has been on:

• Safety risks: RTAs / Fire

• Security risks: Context Analysis / Community Resistance / Crime / Site Access Control (inc. walk-ins)

• Communications / Incident Reporting / Staff Reassurance

Defining roles and responsibilities at Kerry Town

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