Ambulance staff training exercise funding
NHS England should review funding, and consider providing additional resources, to enable all emergency response ambulance staff to participate in appropriate training exercises.
How was this evidence gathered?
Response
Accepted
Response
AcceptedNHS England and the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) are the lead organisations, working with the Emergency Resilience Unit. Progress and next steps:
- Work will be carried out to define the required training and exercising standards for emergency response ambulance staff, including frequency, scope and staff groups,
- NHS England and DHSC are assessing funding for ambulance staff training, alongside operational implications including the requirement for funded backfill.
- Given this complexity, DHSC and NHS England will provide a further detailed update to the Inquiry in due course.
Progress Timeline
Government response published 2 July 2026 (CP 1623). The government accepted this recommendation; the lead department reports implementation is in progress.