Author: Edward Swete Kelly

What crisis management looks like in high-risk sectors like mining and energy
Mining, energy, oil and gas operate at high inherent risk before anything goes wrong. Three phases
How critical infrastructure operators coordinate during a major outage
The response principles used in the emergency services transfer directly to a cross-sector outage. Six phases,
What separates a purpose-built resilience platform from a generic tool bent to fit
Bending a generic tool to fit a resilience function works until it is tested. Five differences
What should a UK resilience team look for in a crisis and incident management platform?
Eight checks a UK resilience team should apply to any crisis and incident management platform before
Why patient care records should link to the wider incident picture
Clinical records kept in a separate system from the incident add time and introduce errors. Linking
How medical teams track patients during a mass-casualty incident
A mass-casualty incident begins when patients outnumber available resources. Triage tools sort them, and documentation is
What is electronic patient care reporting, and where does it fit in incident response?
Electronic patient care reporting moves the clinical record off paper and into a shared form several
How a resilience team should prepare its records before a regulator or inquiry
Readiness for a regulator or inquiry is built before the incident, not after the request arrives.
What makes an incident audit trail trustworthy after a major incident
An incident audit trail is trustworthy when entries cannot be altered, corrections stay visible, and the
Will your incident record stand up in a public inquiry or in court?
Three tests decide whether an incident record survives cross-examination: is it in one place, can it
What good joint incident command looks like when several agencies share one incident
Every commander works from what they know. Joint incident command is the discipline of closing the
The best tools for coordinating a multi-agency incident
Assessed by function rather than by brand, multi-agency coordination tools need to do seven specific things