Review optimal stretcher types for mass casualties
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · Issued 3 November 2022 · Addressed to: Department of Health and Social Care
Government responseUK Government: Accepted (Nov 2025)
DeliveryCabinet Office says completed (Feb 2026)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The Department of Health and Social Care should undertake a review, with input from other bodies as the Department considers appropriate, in order to identify the type of stretcher that is of the greatest utility in the event of a mass casualty incident. The product of that research should be rolled out to all of those with responsibility for the response to a mass casualty incident, including a terrorist attack, whether in the public or private sector.
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Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
In a February 2026 update published by the Cabinet Office, the Department of Health and Social Care stated that the stretcher review had been completed and shared with relevant groups, marking the recommendation as complete (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government had previously accepted the recommendation in full in November 2025, with the department recording at that time that the review was complete (Cabinet Office response, Nov 2025; Cabinet Office, Nov 2025).
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026.
Government response
●UK Government · Accepted · 14 Nov 2025
Accepted in full
Response document: Manchester Arena Inquiry recommendations (GOV.UK page linking to the Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard)
Delivery
●Cabinet Office says completed · 27 Feb 2026
The stretcher review has been completed and shared with relevant groups and as such this recommendation can be marked as complete.
Earlier statements on delivery (0)
●Cabinet Office · 14 Nov 2025
The stretcher review has been completed and shared with relevant groups and as such this recommendation can be marked as complete.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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