HIDD-66 Response Historic AI-assessed

Require hospitals to provide Medical Incident Officer training for relevant staff

Recommendation

Hospitals shall provide training in the duties of Medical Incident Officer for staff who could be called upon to act as such in the event of an accident.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence detailing hospitals' provision of training in the duties of Medical Incident Officers for relevant staff has been identified in the provided official sources related to the Hidden Inquiry. Searches on gov.uk for 'hospitals shall provide' yielded broad results but no specific documents pertaining to this recommendation.
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
This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
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