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| HA |
Health Authority |
| HAZMAT |
Hazardous Materials |
| HCAER |
High Capacity Egress and Access Routes (Evacuation routes) |
| HCEA |
High Capacity Emergency Access |
| HDD |
Hard Disk Drive |
| HDU |
High Dependency Unit |
| HEPA |
Hospital Emergency Planners |
| HGV |
Heavy Goods Vehicle |
| HMIC |
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary |
| HMRI |
Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate |
| HMT |
HM Treasury |
| HO |
Home Office |
| HOLMES |
Home Office Large Major Emergency System |
| Hospital documentation team |
Team of police officers responsible for completing police casualty record cards in hospitals. |
| Hospital Friends and Relatives Reception Centre |
An assembly point at a receiving hospital where friends and relatives can be received and arrangements made for their special needs. The receiving hospital is responsible for establishing the centre. |
| Hospital, Receiving |
The hospitals to be alerted by the ambulance service to receive casualties in the event of a major incident. The first one will be requested to provide the medical incident officer. Receiving hospitals must be adequately equipped to receive casualties on a 24-hour basis and be able to provide, when required, the medical incident officer and a mobile medical/nursing team. |
| HOTPU |
Home Office Terrorist Prevention Unit |
| HPA |
Health Protection Agency |
| HQ |
Headquarters |
| HSE |
Health and Safety Executive |
