title: Planning for the unforeseen.
abstract: Ensuring business continuity in the face of an emergency is arguably more important in a healthcare facility, where lives depend on, for example, vital medical equipment continuing to function at all times, than in any other environment. IHEEM business development manager Louise Corfield examines the importance of effective resilience and emergency planning for the healthcare estate and highlights the key priorities.
authors.affiliation: louise.corfield@iheem.org.uk
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Corfield
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D004189:Disaster Planning; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom