Here is a brief description of recent policy changes. Please make yourself aware of the changes, as they may also impact training requirements.
Policies that have been added, updated or renewed within the last 30 days are all stored on the Recent Updates page of the Policies and Documents library. So you can find these documents there or search from the homepage.
Surge Escalation and Full Capacity Plan
- Reviewed early to bring in line with Resilience Plan including winter arrangements, new review date of August 2026 now in place.
Resilience Plan 2025/26 including Winter Plan
- Links to Surge and Escalation Plan and Command and Control Policy.
- Inclusion of Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Plan 2025/2026.
- Inclusion of Reforming Elective Care for Patients 2025.
- ICB Updates – Broad assumption changes for 2025/26.
- Key Innovation Workstreams Diagram.
- Risks and Mitigations.
- OPEL Score updates and new metrics.
- Performance Metrics updated for 2025/26.
- Critical Staffing.
- Vaccination advice and locations.
- Links added for appropriate related policies.
- Divisional Updates.
- Adding Urgent SDEC.
- New Surge Bed Plan in Medicine.
- Updated Infection Control advice.