- MTS
There are 53 Emergency Triage charts which are presentation, not diagnosis based. Charts are based on what the patient says is happening, not what may be the cause. The MTS uses common names, discriminators and definitions in order to maintain consistency, safety and to allow robust auditing. It is a reductive system...
- Telephone Triage
The MTS Telephone Triage and Advice uses the same principles as Emergency Triage; with all charts, methodology and discriminator definitions following the same, easily recognisable MTS format ...
- NaRT
The Nursing and Residential Triage tool has been developed from the MTS Emergency Triage 3e, to support staff working in Nursing and Residential homes ...
- Important Information
It is important that the implementations of triage remain up-to-date. Details of editions and which remain supported are in the Update documents found in the Updates to Manchester Triage System box below.The latest updates were published on 30th April 2020
- Important Information
The Manchester Triage System (MTS) was developed solely for registered Health Care Professionals (HCPs) due to the clinical skills and knowledge, required to assess needs and plan care, when performing a triage assessment. MTG will not support organisations allowing the use of MTS by staff who are non-HCPs (staff below Band 5 UK or international equivalent). In any medical negligence proceedings where the court requests evidence, MTG will send a letter to this effect. Click here to read the full rationale statement.
- National Instructor Q&A
The date for the next Emergency Triage Instructor Drop-in session has been planned for Tuesday 27th June 2023 13.00 – 14.00.
Please bring any questions you may have regarding MTS to the session for discussion, we look forward to seeing as many of our instructors who can attend the session online. It will be a Zoom meeting Click here for the zoom link and full announcement.