Excluding non-specialist personnel from exercises
11 items
2 sources
Failure to include non-specialist ambulance personnel in multi-agency emergency exercising, compromising coordinated response.
Cross-Source Insight
Excluding non-specialist personnel from exercises has been flagged across 2 independent accountability sources:
9 inquiry recs
2 PFD reports
This issue has been identified by multiple independent accountability bodies, suggesting it is a recurring systemic concern.
Inquiry Recommendations (9)
HIDD-76 — Require BR and emergency services to maintain joint planning with table-top exercises
Recommendation: In the exercise of command and control at accident sites BR and the emergency services shall maintain their policy of joint planning supported by table-top exercises.
Unknown
FENN-88 — Conduct biannual joint emergency services exercises involving staff and public
Recommendation: There shall be a joint exercise with the emergency services at least twice each year. London Underground must involve as many different fire stations, staff and members of the public as possible.
Unknown
MAI-119 — Integrate air ambulances into Major Incident response
Recommendation: The Department of Health and Social Care, the NHS, the National Ambulance Resilience Unit, ambulance service trusts, Air Ambulances UK, Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters and JESIP should consider what staff training and resources would be required to integrate air ambulance …
Gov response: The Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to …
Accepted
In progress
MAI-120 — Consider air ambulance integration into response
Recommendation: The Department of Health and Social Care, the NHS, the National Ambulance Resilience Unit, ambulance service trusts, Air Ambulances UK, Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters and JESIP should consider whether air ambulances should be integrated into the emergency response to Major …
Gov response: The Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to …
Accepted
In progress
MAI-142 — Compel LRF attendance from Category 1 and 2 responders
Recommendation: The Home Office should consider empowering the leadership of local resilience forums to compel the attendance of a senior representative of its Category 1 and Category 2 responders at all local resilience forum meetings. Inspections by His Majesty's Inspectorate of …
Gov response: The Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to …
Accepted
In progress
MAI-25 — Review embedding doctors with firearms teams
Recommendation: Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters should review the evidence heard during the Inquiry, including that heard in restricted sessions, to consider the advantages and disadvantages of embedding doctors with some police firearms teams, and how, if that is advantageous, it could …
Gov response: The Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to …
Accepted
In progress
MAI-28 — Senior emergency service representation at LRFs
Recommendation: Each emergency service should ensure that it is represented at a senior level at every meeting of a local resilience forum.
Gov response: The Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to …
Accepted
In progress
MAI-3 — Cross-border ambulance training and exercising
Recommendation: All ambulance service trusts should undertake training and exercising with neighbouring ambulance service trusts to ensure that cross-border support is efficient and effective.
Gov response: The Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to …
Accepted
In progress
MAI-70 — Include non-specialist ambulance personnel in exercising
Recommendation: North West Ambulance Service should ensure that non specialist ambulance personnel are involved in multi agency exercising
Gov response: The Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to …
Accepted
In progress
PFD Reports (2)
David Wellington
Concerns: A shared service road dangerously lacks designated pedestrian pathways, clear markings, or warning signs. Obstructions like bins and parked vehicles further reduce visibility and hinder emergency vehicle access.
Responded
Edward Maher, James Dunsby and Craig Roberts
Concerns: A new tracker system failed to identify static soldiers, commanders lacked awareness and training on critical heat illness guidance, and risk assessment staff were untrained. A disjointed reporting system also impedes accurate heat illness data.
Pending