Operating Theatres: Fire Prevention
Commons · Question 19864 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 3 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
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
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 3 Jan 2025
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...