[4] allowing interoperable activities at large scale incidents or planned events such as the Olympic Games or UN 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (CoP26).
Each HART unit consist of emergency medical personnel, primarily paramedics, who have undergone specialised training at the National Ambulance Resilience Unit (NARU) Education Centre[5] in the use of safety critical procedures, skills, vehicles and equipment.
The HART capability originated from a 2004 report on the feasibility of paramedics working in the hot zone or inner cordon of major incidents.
[7] HART forms part of the health response in support of the National Capabilities Programme being led by the Home Office, which aims to ensure that fewer lives would be risked or lost in the event of a terrorist-related attack or accidental CBRN incident[3] as part of the government and emergency services' "Model Response" plans.
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