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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Meanwhile, in Britain, there were shortcomings in the response to the 1999 Ladbroke Grove train crash, particularly in the treatment of the survivors. In 2017, the responses to the Manchester Arena bombings and the Grenfell Tower fire were substantially criticised. Let us replace doctrine by 'plans' and 'procedures'.