HIDD-68 Response Historic AI-assessed

Require Ambulance Service to provide hospital aerials for emergency radio communication

Recommendation

The Ambulance Service shall provide aerials at all designated hospitals for radio telephone communication in an emergency. The transmittedreceiver should be provided on declaration of a Major Incident.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence detailing the Ambulance Service's provision of aerials at designated hospitals for radio telephone communication in an emergency, or the provision of a transmitted receiver upon declaration of a Major Incident, has been identified in the provided official sources related to the Hidden Inquiry. General searches on gov.uk for 'ambulance service shall' 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
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