Bird Flu Pandemic
HR Emergency Toolkit (HRE Toolkit) Advisory Group
The National Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan Order requires DHBs and their public health services to develop and maintain a plan for significant incidents and emergencies identifying how services will be delivered. The DHBNZ National General Managers Human Resources Group and the MoH have agreed that a National Human Resources Toolkit for Emergency Planning needs to be developed as a generic national resource. Facilitated by BOPDHB, the project to develop such a toolkit has set up the advisory group as a moderating and reference body.
Supported by the MoH, it is intended that the Toolkit will:
- Help ensure DHB human resource policies and procedures are nationally consistent
- Inform the development of HR policies for other organisations such as primary health organisations and health-related NGOs
- Address human resources issues during a pandemic, and where possible will address human resource issues arising from other types of emergencies: for example mass casualty incidents caused by natural phenomena such as earthquakes or tsunami.
The Advisory Group is aware that DHBS, PHOs and NGOs all have pandemic/emergency planning to some extent, but would be interested to know (and receive copies) of specific HR related planning that has already taken place.
On behalf of the Advisory Group, I’d be grateful to receive any information (or copies) of specific HR related planning already completed by NGOs. Please e-mail me directly at Karen "at" progresstohealth.org.nz
Flu Pandemic - Action
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the current risk from avian influenza ("bird flu") becoming the the next human influenza pandemic is high. In response the Ministry of Health maintains up to date material its website. This icludes the current alert status, advice and links to other Governemtn departments.
The Platform Quality Group will be following this issue and have contributed the easy to read documentation below. many thanks to Pathways Trust for some of the fact sheets. For further information on the Quality Group please contact us for further information.
Background
Business Checklist
Cleaning
Disasters are unexpected
Employment Relations
Influenza protection
Managing illness
Protection Measures
Shopping list
Useful guides
Ventilation
Worse case scenarios
National Ethics Advisory Committee
The National Ethics Advisory Committee's (NEAC) statutory functions are to provide advice to the Minister of Health on ethical issues of national significance regarding health and disability research and services, and to determine nationally consistent ethical standards and provide scrutiny for such research and services. Read up to date information on their website.