Overview of national plan for NHS blood and transplant and hospitals to address blood shortage in the United Kingdom (Series 1): Emergency management framework
10.13303/j.cjbt.issn.1004-549x.2025.06.019
- VernacularTitle:英国血液紧缺应对计划主要内容介绍（一）：英国应急管理体系概况
- Author:
Jin GUO
1
;
Yongjian GUO
2
;
Hongjie WANG
3
;
Yong WANG
3
Author Information
1. Beijing Red Cross Blood Center, Beijing 100088, China
2. Fujian Provincial Blood Center, Fuzhou 350004, China
3. Beijing Red Cross Blood Center, Beijing 100088, China; Sub-Committee of Blood Standards, National Committee of Health Standards, Beijing 10088, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
blood;
blood shortage;
emergency management;
resilience;
health emergency response
- From:
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion
2025;38(6):861-866
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
As a vital resource, blood directly impacts the life and health of patients and the continuity of medical care. Given that it can only be obtained through voluntary donations from blood donors, its supply is susceptible to shortages due to various external factors. As the first article in a series introducing the " National Plan for NHS Blood and Transplant and Hospitals to Address Blood Shortage in the United Kingdom", this paper provides a detailed overview of the UK’s emergency management system, with a particular focus on its health emergency management framework. Regarding the UK’s emergency management system, this article elaborates on the regulatory and standards framework and institutional mechanisms for emergency management, non-statutory guidance documents offering preparation and implementation advice, the local resilience forums (LRFs) system enabling cross-departmental and multi-agency emergency coordination and collaboration, the UK government’s capacity-building efforts, as well as emergency response entities and command-and-control mechanisms. Supplementing the preceding review, the article further details the legal basis of the UK’s health emergency system and the core standards framework of national health service (NHS) emergency preparedness, resilience, and response (EPRR), with specific reference to relevant documents.
