@article{ref1,
title="London Fire Brigade's screen and treat approach to the Grenfell Tower incident",
journal="International Journal of Emergency Services",
year="2021",
author="Steel, Craig and Travers, Zoe and Meredith, Lynette and Lee, Deborah and Conti, Michael and Scoging, Anne",
volume="11",
number="1",
pages="38-47",
abstract="PURPOSE The purpose is to report on the mental health response to the Grenfell incident within the London Fire Brigade (LFB). <br><br>DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH The LFB implemented screening for the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at 28 days, 3 months and 6 months for all personnel directly involved in the incident. <br><br>FINDINGS The prevalence of PTSD within frontline personnel was 13.4% at 28 days, falling to 7.6% at 6 months. The LFB's internal Counselling and Wellbeing Service offered treatment to those scoring above the cut-off for PTSD along with accepting self-referral and referrals from line managers and occupational health. There were 139 referrals within the 12-month period following the incident. Research limitations/implications The outcomes for those who engaged in treatment are broadly in line with other studies evaluating post-disaster interventions. Issues for consideration within national guidelines are discussed. Practical implications The screen and treat approach adopted by LFB was shown to be a feasible approach to use within such a scenario. <br><br>ORIGINALITY/VALUE The current study reports on a screen and treat approach to one of the largest single incidents in the UK in recent years.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2047-0894",
doi="10.1108/IJES-07-2020-0036",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJES-07-2020-0036"
}