Capacity Ladder - areas described at each escalation level provide a menu of flexible options according to services may choose to use their own supplementary capacity at lower escalation levels and in variable service needs; greater numbers than described below at their own discretion; the use of unfunded capacity including 1-up beds must be supported by a standard SOP for each area and an associated risk assessment tool used for each individual patient. Use of unfunded capacity Service Managed Total augments Cumulative Escalation Unfunded General Unfunded Unfunded Staffing funded Additional Status Supplementary Escalation Capacity Capacity Plan service/general Capacity Capacity Open capacity described Green Normal (Opel 1) Funded capacity 0 0 staffing plan * Up to a Area Bed Area Bed maximum spaces* spaces* of Additional Amber staffing CDU 4 C6/7 4 4 (OPEL 2) organised by CSC CDU 5 C6/7 Additional Red (OPEL RDU 4 G6-9 staffing 14 18 3) Recovery 7 Surgical bed base organised by CSCs D8 Amb 2 D8 bed base CDU 6 C6/7 As above plus: RDU 6 G6-9 Research Recovery 9 Surgical bed base nurses; A6 Amb 1 A6 bed base AOS Amb 2 F5-7 D8 Amb 4 D8 bed base Black 19 37 facing AMU AEC 3 AMU (OPEL 4) corporate; G5 Endo 2 Medical bed base Cancelling 1-up beds 4 Funded bed base meetings and training; Volunteers ADDITIONAL CAPACITY BELOW ONLY TO BE CONSIDERED ON INTERNAL INCIDENT AND AGREED BY PHT GOLD COMMAND CDU 10 C6/7 RDU 7 G6-9 A6 Amb 2 A6 bed base Internal AOS Amb 4 F5-7 Critical 22 59 As on Black Recovery 12 Surgical bed base Incident AMU AEC 5 AMU D Level 9 Medical Bed Base endoscopy
Escalation Status Service Managed Unfunded Supplementary Capacity General Unfunded Escalation Capacity Use of unfunded capacity augments funded service/general capacity described Total Unfunded Capacity Open Cumulative Additional Capacity Staffing Plan Green (Opel 1) Funded capacity 0 0 Normal staffing plan * Up to a maximum of Area Bed spaces* Area Bed spaces* Amber (OPEL 2) CDU 4 C6/7 4 4 Additional staffing organised by CSC Red (OPEL 3) CDU 5 C6/7 14 18 Additional staffing organised by CSCs RDU 4 G6-9 Recovery 7 Surgical bed base D8 Amb 2 D8 bed base Black (OPEL 4) CDU 6 C6/7 19 37 As above plus: Research nurses; facing corporate; Cancelling meetings and training; Volunteers RDU 6 G6-9 Recovery 9 Surgical bed base A6 Amb 1 A6 bed base AOS Amb 2 F5-7 D8 Amb 4 D8 bed base AMU AEC 3 AMU G5 Endo 2 Medical bed base 1-up beds 4 Funded bed base ADDITIONAL CAPACITY BELOW ONLY TO BE CONSIDERED ON INTERNAL INCIDENT AND AGREED BY PHT GOLD COMMAND Internal Critical Incident CDU 10 C6/7 22 59 As on Black RDU 7 G6-9 A6 Amb 2 A6 bed base AOS Amb 4 F5-7 Recovery 12 Surgical bed base AMU AEC 5 AMU D Level endoscopy 9 Medical Bed Base Capacity Ladder - areas described at each escalation level provide a menu of flexible options according to variable service needs; services may choose to use their own supplementary capacity at lower escalation levels and in greater numbers than described below at their own discretion; the use of unfunded capacity including 1-up beds must be supported by a standard SOP for each area and an associated risk assessment tool used for each individual patient.
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