Ten Second Triage training for frontline staff
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · Issued 3 November 2022 · Addressed to: College of Policing, Fire Service College, National Ambulance Resilience Unit
Government responseUK Government: Accepted (Nov 2025)
DeliveryCabinet Office says in progress (Feb 2026)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The team led by Philip Cowburn has devised a tool that is designed for use by a wide range of emergency responders in a mass casualty situation. It is known as Ten Second Triage. The National Ambulance Resilience Unit, the College of Policing and the Fire Service College should consider as a matter of urgency whether all of their frontline staff should be trained in the use of Ten Second Triage.
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In its February 2026 dashboard update, the Cabinet Office recorded delivery of the recommendation as in progress, stating that "Roll out across the NHS is complete" (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government had accepted the recommendation in full in November 2025, at which point the department similarly listed delivery as in progress with the same note regarding NHS rollout (Cabinet Office response, Nov 2025; Cabinet Office, Nov 2025).
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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 in progress · 27 Feb 2026
Roll out across the NHS is complete.
Earlier statements on delivery (0)
●Cabinet Office · 14 Nov 2025
Roll out across the NHS is complete.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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