Fire Safety Systems for the NHS Framework

The NHS Oversight Framework is described as a focal point for joint work, support and dialogue between NHS England and NHS Improvement, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), providers and sustainability and transformation partnerships, and integrated care systems. It is one of the elements of the NHS Framework which drives improvement in public health services and monitors statistical outcomes nationwide.

Guidance on Fire Safety for the NHS is provided by the Department of Health in its Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 05-03. This HTM states that: “The primary remit of healthcare providers with regard to fire safety is the protection of patients, visitors and health service staff from the effects of fire. For the application of effective fire precautions in healthcare premises, healthcare organisations will need to select a combination of measures to produce a fire-safe design.”

Fire protection and control needs to cover risks across a range of different healthcare environments. For instance, the HTM instructs that:

“Appropriate fire detection should be installed in plantrooms, medical gas manifold rooms and readyuse medical gas cylinder stores in healthcare premises provided with an automatic fire detection system.”

Surefire has worked for many years across the NHS Framework and our experts have provided invaluable advice as well as high performance fire safety systems to this important public sector client. By the nature of its work, the NHS needs to consider the safety of those in its care with a wide variety of conditions and vulnerabilities.

We are able to respond to these critical demands with an exceptional range of equipment and advanced technology for fire protection and control. These will cover the differing levels of risk to occupants of NHS premises and protect the many types of medical and laboratory equipment and materials likely to be in place. As well as fixed and mobile equipment for fire suppression, we can provide a comprehensive range of solutions for rapid fire and smoke detection, alarm systems and solutions for controlled evacuation.

NHS clinicians, nurses and other healthcare staff perform an invaluable public service and Surefire is able to offer expert advice on fire protection and control as well as the highest quality fire safety systems to safeguard those in their care. They deserve the best and we are committed to ensure that they get no less from us.