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Emergency Planning, Resilience and Response (EPRR)

Teal icon on a white background representing UKOT-PHN Emergency Planning, Resilience and Response.

Introduction

What is emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR)?

EPRR involves assessing the risk of emergencies occurring and using this to inform: contingency planning; putting in place emergency plans; business continuity management arrangements; arrangements to make information available to the public; and, sharing information with other local responders to enhance coordination and cooperation with local responders to enhance coordination and efficiency.

Programme Scope

This workstream aims to support increasing capacity and capability to prepare for, respond to and recover from all-hazards public health events and emergencies within UKOTs, in line with the International Health Regulations (IHR) and global best practice and guidance.

This workstream works collaboratively with colleagues in the UKOTs to support emergency planning on topics such as: fundamentals of EPRR – emergency management cycle, command structures, Joint Emergency Service Interoperability Programme principles; development / peer review of health emergency response plans; After Action Review and continuous improvement; Public Health Emergency Operations Centres (PHEOC).

Workstream Focus

Develop relationships between emergency planning teams within the UKOTs and UKHSA.
Build capacity for EPRR, with an all-hazards perspective through a suite of training materials and knowledge exchange.
Strengthen interoperable working arrangements before, during and after public health events and emergencies.

Example Projects

EPRR fundamentals training delivered to multiagency audience in Cayman.

Key Resources

Dausey et al., (2007) Designing and conducting tabletop exercises to assess public health preparedness for manmade and naturally occurring biological threats: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6301429_Designing_and_Conducting_Tabletop_Exercises_to_Assess_Public_Health_Preparedness_for_Man_Made_and_Naturally_Occurring_Biological_Threats

ECDC (2021) Simulation exercises in public health settings: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/simulation-exercises-public-health-settings-step-by-step-exercise-design.pdf
McDarby et al., (2019) The global pool of simulation exercise materials in health emergency preparedness and response: a scoping review with a health system perspectivehttps://gh.bmj.com/content/4/4/e001687
PAHO (2019) Health sector multi hazard response framework: https://www.paho.org/en/documents/health-sector-multi-hazard-response-framework
Stoto et al., (2019) Getting the most from after action reviews to improve global health security: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336408157_Getting_the_most_from_after_action_reviews_to_improve_global_health_security
UK Cabinet Office (2011) Emergency Preparedness Chapter 5: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61028/Emergency_Preparedness_chapter5_amends_21112011.pdf
UNDRR (2020) Design and conduct of simulation exercises – SIMEX: https://www.undrr.org/publication/words-action-guidelines-design-and-conduct-simulation-exercises-simex
WHO Extranet Health Emergency Dashboard – AAR: https://extranet.who.int/sph/after-action-review
WHO Extranet Health Emergency Dashboard – Simulation Exercise: https://extranet.who.int/sph/simulation-exercise
WHO (2012) A guide for public health emergency contingency planning at designated points of entry: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789290615668  
WHO (2015) Summary report of systematic reviews for public health emergency operations centres: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/summary-report-of-systematic-reviews-for-public-health-emergency-operations-centres
WHO (2015) Framework for a Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC): https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/framework-for-a-public-health-emergency-operations-centre
WHO (2017) Strategic framework for emergency preparedness: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/a-strategic-framework-for-emergency-preparedness
WHO (2017) Simulation exercises manual: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-WHE-CPI-2017.10
WHO (2018) After Action Review and Simulation Exercises: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/276175/WHO-WHE-CPI-2018.48-eng.pdf
WHO (2019) Guidance for After Action Review: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/311537
WHO (2021) Guidance on preparing for national response to health emergencies and disasters: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/350838/9789240037182-eng.pdf?sequence=1
WHO (2022) 10 Proposals to build a safer world together:https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/emergency-preparedness/who_hepr_june30draftforconsult.pdf?sfvrsn=e6117d2c_4&download=true#:~:text=We%20call%20for%20stronger%20governance,of%20the%20global%20health%20security

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