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
6
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
2
4
6
8
10
12
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
DFID KBR UKMOD NHS MOH CMB SCI/etcPHE
RSLAF
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