Health Response Team Uniform

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2009_048

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Incident management
Clinical/ Patient Services - Medical Treatment
Population Health - Disaster management
Personnel/Workforce - Occupational Health & Safety

Summary
Under NSW HEALTHPLAN, Health Response Team/s (HRT) may be mobilised to provide a range of health and medical support to a major incident or disaster site under the direction of the State Health Services Functional Coordinator (State HSFAC). As HRTs represent NSW Health, they must wear a uniform as specified in this Policy Directive, in order to clearly identify the team to other emergency management organisations at the site, and comply with all relevant Australian standards.

Date of Publication: 17 July 2009

Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Counter Disaster Unit

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Public Health Units

Audience: Area Health Services, staff deployed as part of Health Response Team in a disaster or major incident

Distributed to: Public Health System, NSW Ambulance Service

Review Date: 17 July 2011

Status: Active

File link: Health Response Team Uniform
File size: 235Kb