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GP Surgeries and Hospitals: Power Failures

Commons · Question 53747 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 2 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Rachel Gilmour

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

Answered by Karin Smyth, 2 Jun 2025

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...