Abstract:

Planning for emergency incidents has become very topical with the focus on "Post-September Eleventh Threats". This seminar will give an overview of how an Acute Hospital's planning fits in with other emergency services in managing a major incident and will pay particular attention to how the skills developed by security researchers and analysts are applicable in the role of "Emergency Planning Officer".

Speaker:

After graduating in Computer Science from Cambridge and working as a security programmer, Marek Isalski was appointed as Data Security Manager at South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust. He is the lead for Data Protection, Freedom of Information and information confidentiality/security at the Trust, and his responsibilities also include business continuity planning. Together with James Bell he co-ordinates the Major Incident Planning Team currently reassessing emergency planning primarily for the Wythenshawe site, the hospital closest to Manchester Airport.