Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response (EPRR) Policy

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Description: The aim of this policy is to ensure the CCG has a documented framework for staff to invoke during incident response.

The aim of this policy is to ensure the CCG has a documented framework for staff to invoke during incident response.

The objectives of the EPRR Policy are to ensure the CCG: 

  • has adequate plans to prepare for, respond to and recover from incidents as a Category 2 responder 
  • gains assurance that local NHS funded health services and the local health system has adequate plans to prepare for, respond to and recover from incidents 
  • operates within the legal framework for 
  • civil contingencies 
  • health & social care act
  • meets its obligations under the NHS England Framework and Core Standards for EPRR