1. CHAMPIONING RESERVE FORCES 30th September 2016
PAHT Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response Unit
Defence Medical Welfare Service

2. Allan Cordwell Tim Nelson Welfare Officer DMWS:
Head of Emergency Planning Resilience
& Response Unit:
Formally 2nd Lt 207 Fd Hosp QARANC
Tim Nelson
Welfare Officer DMWS:
4th Battalion Parachute Regiment

3. HISTORY
Development of the Resilience Centre and EPRRU at PAHT coincided with the setting up of the Defence Medical Welfare Service within the Trust (AUG 2016)
Trust at that time was awarded ‘Silver Medal’ through the HEE Employers Recognition Scheme
The Reserve Forces Champion post became vacant (SEPT 2016)
EPRRU approached by HR to support DMWS and AC offered position of RFC
Agreement & confirmation with HEE and PAHT HR with commencement of gap analysis, forward planning & joint working

4. WHY?
Benefits to Trust:
Acquisition of mutually beneficial transferable skills
Promote leadership skills
Promote professional development
Better support for Reservists, and their families, within work or operational deployment.
Support for line managers to enhance business continuity and reduce any deployment impact
Enhancement of corporate reputation
Promoting the Armed Forces Act (1996)

5. Drivers
Military experience in each facet of EPRRU & DMWS driving the development of RFC & DMWS
Can correlate and advise reservists and line managers
Joint working based on the Armed Forces Covenant & Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Mandate (JESIP)

6. DMWS Aged Veterans project supporting aged 65 & over
Tri service & National Service
Bed side visits to bereavement support
Estimate 25,000 veterans over 65 in Manchester area
Families support
Signposting services & fully confidential

7. FUTURE
Assessment of number of Reservists in PAHT and service (Army, Navy & RAF)
Establishment of battle rhythm to facilitate development of Reservists and DWMS within the Trust
Establish Inter Trust, multi service reservist support network
Actively support, and facilitate, recruitment & retention in tandem with HR
Alignment to requirements to achieve Gold Status
Facilitate the potential for DMWS to support Reservists within Trust with emphasis on post deployment return to work

8. Thank You
Our mission is to develop and support models of Integrated Emergency Management that empower PAHT personnel to prevent or mitigate incidents that threaten the Trust’s ability to maintain Health Provision
and Service Function