A major unforeseen incident involving large numbers of casualties is a testing time for all healthcare professionals, especially the NHS ambulance service which is at the forefront of the immediate response.
However, the type of emergency preparedness planning that NARU undertakes nationally is also key to local NHS commissioners, who now have their own significant obligations as public bodies when commissioning local health services.
As a result, NARU have produced a range of materials to support in these crucial areas.