Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 53747

GP Surgeries and Hospitals: Power Failures

Tabled: 20 May 2025
Answered: 2 June 2025

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal DemocratTiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the provision of emergency back up generators in rural (a) hospitals and (b) GP surgeries.

Answer

Karin Smyth
No national assessment has been made of the provision of emergency backup generators in hospitals and general practice surgeries. It is the responsibility of each National Health Service provider to have resilience plans and procedures in place.Guidance i...

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