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Hospitals: Fire Prevention

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 15 January 2026UIN 103273

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure hospitals are routinely up to date with fire safety guidance.

Answered by Karin Smyth

NHS England has published guidance through Health Technical Memorandum 05:03 – Firecode, which provides guidance on operational provisions for fire safety for health sector buildings and premises. This guidance is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/fire-safety-in-the-nhs-health-technical-memorandum-05-03/

This HTM is updated when necessary. For example, the ‘Training’ section of the guidance was last updated in 2024.

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