Our Story
Welcome to Disaster Management Training, where we have been delivering incident management and MIMMS courses since 2011 with a dedicated and experienced faculty engaged in training since 2000.
We provide comprehensive training in multiple casualty management, medical event planning, hospital evacuation, hospital decontamination and major response for healthcare professionals and Strategic Commanders. Partnering with the Advanced Life Support Group with our MIMMS courses, we are committed to enhancing your learning experience through real-life insights and bespoke training courses tailored to your needs.
Join us as we prepare you with the knowledge and skills to effectively handle emergencies, both locally and internationally.
Background
Jonathan Taylor-Edmondson
Director of Courses
Disaster Management Training Course Director Jonathan Taylor-Edmondson, MSc. commenced his career in 1990, joining the cadet scheme run by Powys Ambulance Service in mid Wales. In 1994 he moved to the Central Ambulance Control of the London Ambulance Service and he joined the Emergency Planning Unit as an Emergency Planning Manager in 1999.
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In 2006 he moved to the British Red Cross, where he led a team of staff and 700 volunteers in developing and sustaining London’s ability to respond to emergencies. 2010 saw him working as Emergency Planning Officer for NHS Kensington & Chelsea and NHS Westminster. In 2011 he joined NHS Dorset, planning for health emergencies, was the lead on the Local Resilience Mass Casualty Plan and he was heavily involved in the planning for the London 2012 Olympic sailing in Weymouth.
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He has also worked at Torbay and South Devon for the NHS community provider and the NHS emergency hospital as the Head of Safety, Security and Emergency Planning and in the latter part of his career as an Emergency Planning Officer for South Western Ambulance Service in the Avon and Somerset area. He held portfolios for airport planning, Public Order planning, Channel Islands and railway planning.
Jonathan holds an MSc (with distinction) in Healthcare Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Management. He also acts as a special advisor to the disaster authorities as required.
Jonathan's position as tactical advisor saw him regularly taking an active role in incident management and he was directly involved in the management and debriefing of numerous serious and major incidents. These include the nail bombing campaign in 1999, the Ladbroke Grove and Potters Bar rail accidents and the July 7th terrorist attacks in London. He also had responsibility for carrying out event, stadia, exercise and high-risk contingency planning and training.
​He has acted as the Tactical Commander for the Salisbury rail crash and a Tactical Advisor for the Jersey Island Gas explosion.