The Christie Foundation Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Annual Report & Accounts 2021-22

Conclusion As Accounting Officer and based on the information provided above I am assured that no significant internal control issues have been identified.

incidents whilst maintaining services to patients. Adaptation Events such as heatwaves, severe cold weather and flooding are expected to increase as a result of climate change. To ensure that our services continue to meet the needs of our local population, the Trust has completed a climate change risk assessment, the results of which will be used to develop an adaptation strategy. The Trust has developed and implemented a number of policies and protocols in response to extreme weather events. These have been developed in partnership with other local agencies and include: • Major incident plan • Business continuity plan

Roger Spencer Chief Executive 21st June 2022

• Evacuation Plan • Heatwave Plan • Winter Plan

These are all operational plans that comply with the NHS England framework for emergency preparedness, resilience and response. Risk assessments and contingency plans are in place for specific events such as flooding and heatwave.

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