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Dealing with major incidents

Like all NHS Trusts, Leicester’s Hospitals has a plan to help us manage major incidents and large-scale emergencies directly or indirectly involving the Trust. This plan includes arrangements for the media.

In the event of a major incident the Communications Team will make every effort to provide up-to-date and timely information to the media.

We will establish a press centre in the hospital, the directions to which will be clearly marked. This will be accessible for press conferences.
We will give the media regular updates on the situation.
Depending on the type of incident, we will decide at the time on the best vantage point for photographs and filming and provide opportunities for interviews with hospital staff.
We will update the homepage of our website regularly.

For further information about arrangements for journalists and the media in the event of a major incident, please contact the Communications Team:

Tel: 0116 258 8963 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm) or for evenings and weekends, call switchboard on 0300 303 1573 and ask for 'Communications on call'.

Email communications@uhl-tr.nhs.uk (NB this mailbox is not monitored outside of office hours).