If you run a business it makes good commercial sense to
plan how you would continue to provide a service in an
emergency.
Business continuity planning involves identifying threats to
your business and taking steps to reduce these risks.
Undertaking this process will help you to do the following:
- Identify the impact of potential losses
- Formulate and implement viable recovery strategies
- Develop plans to ensure continuity and recovery of
organisational services in the event of an incident
- Administer a comprehensive training, exercise and maintenance
programme
Taking these steps now could reduce the impact of an
emergency incident on your business, minimise potential
disruption and save you money.
Statutory legislation places a legal duty on us to develop
and maintain these plans so we can deliver our services as far as
is reasonably practical during an emergency.
However, you don’t have to do this by law but it
does make good business sense.
Influenza advice
Residential and nursing home providers can
download a pandemic influenza business continuity planning
template for residential and nursing homes.
Businesses can download
a pandemic influenza business continuity template
for businesses.
For further information about business continuity
practices visit the
Business Continuity Institute
and London Prepared
websites.
