Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 19864

Operating Theatres: Fire Prevention

Tabled: 12 December 2024
Answered: 3 January 2025

Question

Luke Akehurst

LabourNorth Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce (a) mandatory training and (b) policies on surgical fires within all NHS hospital settings.

Answer

In 2023, the Centre for Perioperative Care published revised National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPs2). The standards were designed to reduce misunderstandings or errors, and to improve team cohesion. The NatSSIPs2 include a requiremen...

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