Resilience Preparedness
Under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, NHS services are expected to be resilient and well prepared to address the disruptive challenges of various types of major incidents while maintaining services to patients. NHS Borders maintains emergency and business continuity plans for this purpose.
Useful links:
- Ready Scotland - Preparing for and Dealing with Emergencies - pages for the community - http://www.readyscotland.org/
- Traffic Scotland - real time and future traffic information for Scotland - http://trafficscotland.org/
- Met Office www.metoffice.gov.uk
- Scottish Borders Council Emergency Planning http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/info/1226/emergencies