HIDD-63 Response Historic AI-assessed

Review ambulance procedures to provide early major incident warnings to hospitals

Recommendation

Ambulance services shall review procedures to ensure that the designated and supporting hospitals are given a major incident warning as early as possible.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence directly linked to the 'Hidden Inquiry' has been identified detailing reviews by ambulance services of their procedures to ensure early major incident warnings are given to designated and supporting hospitals.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Hidden Inquiry — Final Report 27 Sep 1989
Recommendation age 36.5 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates