Sheena McCabe MSc. DipHep
Emergency Preparedness Manager
Hamad Medical Corporation
Sheena has over 20 years’ experience in Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Management working in both the public and private sectors. She has also extensive operational experience in responding to UK and overseas disasters. She has an MSc in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management from Leicester University, UK.
In 2015, Sheena joined HMC as the Major Incident Program Manager responsible for the coordination, development and implementation of major incident and business continuity arrangements. She introduced and implemented Emergency Risk Management (ERM) within HMC and leads a team in delivering the only ERM Training Course in Qatar. She is currently leadings HMC facilities CBRN preparedness and response program. In November 2019, Sheena was responsible for designing and delivering the first National Health Pandemic exercise in Qatar as well as setting up and running HMC Response Centre for the current COVID Pandemic.
Sheena’s involvement in emergency preparedness began in 1999; as a serving UK Police Officer she joined Merseyside Police Force Operations Department and was responsible for preparedness and response to major incidents and pre-planned events within Merseyside, UK. She acted as a Gold and Silver advisor to Police Commanders during National and International Football matches and major incidents.
Between 1992 and 2012 Sheena was a member of a UK UN registered Urban Search and Rescue organisations called The International Rescue Corps (IRC). During her service, Sheena attended many overseas disasters and UK disasters in the capacity of a qualified Urban Search and Rescue Technician.
In 2002, she became a Course Director at the UK Home Office Emergency Planning College and was responsible for designing and delivering courses in civil protection to both UK and overseas audiences.
Between 2008 and 2013 Sheena joined the UK National Health Service (NHS) as an Emergency Preparedness Manager and worked for a number of Primary Care Trust (PTC) setting up their civil protection, training and exercise programmes. With the Olympics looming Sheena joined Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust in East London and worked with other NHS partners to prepare for the 2012 Olympics.
In 2014, Sheena joined University Hospital of North Staffordshire as the Emergency Preparedness Manager, designed a training and testing package for the Trusts Gold and Silver Commanders who were tested, successfully, for real during three Major Incidents within Staffordshire.
