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Casualty Reporting

Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC)


All casualty reports are made by a Notification of Casualty (NOTICAS) signal, or fax to the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC).

The JCCC distributes the NOTICAS and appoints a Notifying Authority to ensure that the nominated Emergency Contact and, where applicable, the Next of Kin are informed. The JCCC may be able to authorise the travel of Next of Kin to the bedside of the casualty under the Dangerously Ill Forwarding of Relatives (DILFOR) scheme in appropriate circumstances.

The RAF are now able to make an e-NOTICAS report using the new Joint personnel Administration (JPA) system; The RN and Army will adopt this procedure as JPA is made available to them. JPA is a major step forward and is already improving reporting capability through electronic messaging. However, should JPA be unavailable, for example on some deployed operations, then the signal format will still be available.

It is also very important that the JCCC is kept informed of any changes to casualty state or location so that the Emergency Contact/Next of Kin and the chain of command can be kept informed of the latest situation.