Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to update the National Standards for Safety in Invasive Procedures to improve the information held on surgical fires.

In January 2023, the Centre for Perioperative Care published, following consultation, revised National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures. These national standards specifically cover all invasive procedures and include a requirement for local fire safety policies to minimise the risk of surgical fires and to contain a management plan in the event of one occurring.