Stuart Hosking-Durn

Stuart Hosking-Durn has worked for the last 8 years at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS FT, and now as Head of Central Operations has responsibility for Patient Flow, Clinical Site Management, Transfer of Care Hub, EPRR, Security and the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time he has integrated emergency planning principles into patient flow activities and in December 2018 saw the creation of a live command & control room which uses live informatics to improve flow across 4 hospitals covering 1000 sq miles. Whilst at UHMB, he has also led the response to a number of major incidents including Storm Desmond, Beast from the East, WannaCry, Clinical Waste and most recently Coronavirus. In total, he has over 25 years experience in Operational Management, Emergency Planning & Resilience, Business Continuity, Risk Management and Health & Safety for a wide range of organisations and industries including Rolls-Royce (Nuclear), Sodexo, and John Laing plc.