title: Board's eye view.
abstract: MOST HEALTHCARE organisations have major incident plans in place so that they can respond quickly to severe or catastrophic events. The Department of Health (DH) and the Home Office have adopted a different approach to such events, however, by training healthcare staff to help avert them.
authors.affiliation: Safeguarding and mental health at Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and is a member of the editorial advisory board.
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cummings