Recommendation MAI-115: Guidance on equipment for warm zone interventions
From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response, published 3 November 2022.
Recommendation
The Department of Health and Social Care, the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, the College of Paramedics and the National Ambulance Resilience Unit should consider issuing guidance on how to ensure that specialist paramedics take with them, into a warm zone, equipment that enables them to carry out bridging interventions.
In brief (written by this site)
The Cabinet Office reported in February 2026 that delivery remained in progress, stating, "Equipment to undertake life-saving interventions is already taken forward" (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). It added in February 2026 that the CRMI group had agreed a revised timeline to 2027 due to resource constraints, with focus directed initially to casualty management and clinical support to command sub-groups (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government had earlier accepted the recommendation in full in November 2025 (Cabinet Office response, Nov 2025).
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
Government response
Accepted in full
Delivery
Cabinet Office says in progress (27 February 2026)
CRMI group met to agree revision to timelines in view of resource constraints. The focus initially will be on 'Casualty Management' and 'Clinical Support to Command' sub-groups of the programme. Revised timeline to 2027. Equipment to undertake life-saving interventions is already taken forward.
Earlier statement on delivery (1)
Cabinet Office (14 November 2025)
CRMI group met to agree revision to timelines in view of resource constraints. The focus initially will be on 'Casualty Management' and 'Clinical Support to Command' sub-groups of the programme. Revised timeline to 2027. Equipment to undertake life-saving interventions is already taken forward.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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Who has spoken
- UK Government
Response - Cabinet Office
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