This is best practice guidance to National Health Service (NHS) organisations in developing and deploying Medical Emergency Response Incident Teams (MERITs).
It builds on the guidance given in the underpinning section of the NHS Emergency Planning Guidance: immediate medical care at the scene.
NHS emergency planning guidance: Planning for the development and deployment of Medical Emergency Response Incident Teams in the provision of advanced medical care at the scene of an incident, can be downloaded here.
The purpose of a MERIT response is to provide advanced medical care on scene at a range of emergency incidents, up to and including major and mass casualty incidents.
The intended audience is all organisations involved in Medical Emergency Response Incident Teams (MERITS), especially ambulance services.
