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ICPEM's blog is a platform for sharing fresh perspectives, insights, and discussions on civil protection and emergency management. It features thought-provoking articles that challenge current thinking, highlight innovative practices, and explore emerging trends. The blog provides an opportunity for members and experts to contribute their ideas, promote knowledge exchange, and raise awareness of key issues in the field. Regular contributions from professionals and award winners offer valuable content to enhance understanding and drive progress in emergency management practices globally.
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Reflections from my Armchair
Having spent most of my professional life dealing with preparation and contingency planning for dramatic events and disasters as well as...
Dr. Ken Hines
Sep 25, 20226 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 25 May 2022
The statistic show we continue to improve our position in respect of Covid. It has not gone away yet but today in the UK things are...
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May 26, 20224 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 18 May 2022
The latest figures released continue to show substantial improvement across the board. Less than 100, 000 people have tested positive in...
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May 19, 20224 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 11 May 2022
The Government web site from where I get most of my statistics reports that today’s figures are delayed, and they do not know when they...
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May 15, 20223 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 4 May 2022
The situation continues to improve after the latest Bank Holiday and the statistics are promising. With testing no longer required the...
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May 8, 20223 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 29 Apr 2022
As the latest bank holiday weekend begins we can be pleased to see improvements in all the markers as Covid has much less of an impact at...
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May 1, 20223 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 27 Apr 2022
The General situation with Covid continues to improve, it should be less of a problem as the summer draws nearer. Testing is largely...
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May 1, 20223 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 25 Apr 2022
The data being provided is becoming more difficult to interpret again. As an example, because of changes with the way Public Health Wales...
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Apr 27, 20223 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 22 Apr 2022
The situation generally continues to improve here in the UK, but there is at least one anomaly in the data released today to try and...
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Apr 23, 20223 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 20 Apr 2022
With the extended holiday over Easter it has been a week since my last report. The good news is that the situation is clearly now...
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Apr 21, 20223 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 13 Apr 2022
Today I have driven nearly 300 miles to get to an important meeting and then rushed home to do the Wednesday report. I find that...
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Apr 15, 20225 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 11 Apr 2022
Sixteen thousand four hundred and thirty-eight people were admitted to hospital with Covid in the last 7 days, just 33 more than the...
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Apr 12, 20223 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 8 Apr 2022
According to the Government web site, the number of tests done in the UK in the week ending today was only 3,629,2226. Over a million...
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Apr 12, 20224 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 6 Apr 2022
I am now convinced that we have been too hasty in stopping testing for Covid. I understand the costs they were incurring, but with the...
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Apr 8, 20223 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 4 Apr 2022
Today we are reminded there is a Covid Crisis, a Ukraine Crisis and a Climate Change Crisis. In which order would you place them in terms...
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Apr 5, 20223 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 1 Apr 2022
Covid levels today are reported to be at the highest levels since the pandemic began. We probably all know friends and family currently...
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Apr 2, 20223 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 30 March 2022
A 5% total drop in the number of tests done in the last 7 days, continues the trend which began on Monday of this week, it’s a drop of 5%...
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Mar 31, 20223 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 28 March 2022
For the first time for 20 days the number of Covid tests done in the previous week has dropped, this week’s total 5,023,854 is over...
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Mar 29, 20224 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 25 March 2022
We come to the end of another week with the weekly number of tests standing at well over 5 million and having grown by 101,000 in the...
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Mar 26, 20223 min read
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 23 March 2022
Exactly two years ago today our Prime Minister spoke to us all saying “You must stay at home.” It seems a long time ago. At that stage...
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Mar 25, 20223 min read
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