Include non-specialist ambulance personnel in exercising
North West Ambulance Service should ensure that non specialist ambulance personnel are involved in multi agency exercising
How was this assessed?
Response
Accepted
Response
AcceptedThe Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to implement improvements. The response committed to reviewing interoperability arrangements between emergency services and strengthening joint training and exercising protocols for major incidents.
Progress Timeline
This recommendation is incorporated into exercising plans which will continue to be ongoing. As new staff are on boarded to the organisation, they will participate in multi agency exercising as part of these plans. Ambulance Trusts aim to ensure non-specialist responders attend multi-agency exercises. North West Ambulance Service multi-agency exercises currently include some non-specialist ambulance personnel and has a new system to record suitable non-specialist attendees. Work is also underway to reform the preparedness of the emergency services. This includes more multi-agency training and the inclusion of non-specialist front line staff, as service pressures allow. As the work to implement the exercise planning and include non-specialist personnel is complete, this can be made green.
This recommendation is incorporated into exercising plans which will continue to be ongoing. As new staff are on boarded to the organisation, they will participate in multi agency exercising as part of these plans. Ambulance Trusts aim to ensure non-specialist responders attend multi-agency exercises. North West Ambulance Service multi-agency exercises currently include some non-specialist ambulance personnel and has a new system to record suitable non-specialist attendees. Work is also underway to reform the preparedness of the emergency services. This includes more multi-agency training and the inclusion of non-specialist front line staff, as service pressures allow. As the work to implement the exercise planning and include non-specialist personnel is complete, this can be made green.
Published Evidence
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