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National Society

Name, position and email of the focal person

* for operations at national Level
Mr. Wolfgang Kast, GerRC HQ, Team 25, Head Health Care in Civil Protection and Ambulance Services, kastw@drk.de
* for operations at international Level:
Mr Mario Geiger, GerRC HQ, Team 21, Head EuLaCa Unit, geigerm@drk.de

1. Which measures have you put in place in order to enhance the secure functioning of health care (personnel, facilities and medical transport)?

The German Parliament (“Deutscher Bundestag”) has recently passed a law to strengthen the measures of protection for enforcement officers and health care personnel / ambulance services. GerRC has actively advocated and supported this legal initiative.

What strategies has your National Society adopted to promote and implement the HCiD recommendations throughout the country?

The German Red Cross has, at this time, decided to focus its involvement in the HCiD project as such to championing of HCiD in all relevant fora and publicly, whenever applicable, be it in its international work or by supporting statements on the matter.

2. What concrete actions have you conducted to collect and analyze data related to violence against the wounded and sick, health care personnel and facilities, and medical transport? How did you use this information to develop practical measures to address such violence?

Due to the federal structure of Germany and the German Red Cross all ambulance services are regulated by laws at “Länder” (i.e. regional) state level (“Rettungsdienstgesetze”). Data in relation to acts of violence against health care personnel are collected and stored by the respective responsible public authorities.

3. What actions have you taken to enhance your staff and volunteers’ understanding of the rights and responsibilities of health care personnel? In addition, have you implemented concrete measures (e.g. Safer Access Framework, “Stay Safe” toolkit, uphold and abide by the Fundamental Principles, etc.) to ensure the safety of health care delivery?

All responsible sections of the German Red Cross (regional and local branches / chapters) carry out mandatory safety trainings for their staff and volunteers.

4. As an auxiliary to your government, what activities have you initiated with your government to promote and advocate efforts to address the issue of violence against the wounded and sick, health-care personnel and facilities, and medical transport?

See answer to question 1

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