When disaster strikes: how to ensure business continuity

Although the UK does not suffer from earthquakes and tsunamis, it is not immune from other threats. Cast the mind back to 2005, which saw the Buncefield oil depot explosion and the terrorist attacks in London; the flash floods in Kent in May 2018; and more recently, pity the TSB customers who found themselves dealing with the bank's failed systems and weeks of financial disruption.

The healthcare sector has not been exempted from its share of troubles.

Back in May 2018, the MK Citizen reported on a flash flood that affected the Saxon Clinic in Milton Keynes (MK Citizen, 2018). The majority of the hospital was flooded, causing extensive damage throughout and resulting in a clean-up operation that kept the staff busy right through a bank holiday weekend. Earlier in 2018, the clinic had to deal with power cuts, heating loss and road blockages caused by snow storms.