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<p>NHS Property Services advised that in response to recommendation 4a, NHS Property
Services should review their portfolio of properties to identify the construction
type, with particular reference to timber frame buildings, NHS Property Services already
holds a lot of information on the construction of its properties. There is however
a programme underway to allow NHS Property Services to comprehensively document the
construction types across the whole portfolio and manage the fire risks accordingly.
NHS Property Services is working closely with the Department and NHS Improvement on
these projects and on fire safety in general with other National Health Service partners.</p><p>
</p><p>Recommendation 5a was that NHS Property Services should ensure learning from
Weybridge Hospital is shared with the wider NHS and other stakeholders. In response
to this recommendation and following the publication of the report, meetings were
held with both NHS England and NHS Improvement to discuss the recommendations to ensure
any wider lessons for the NHS could be shared. These discussions are ongoing as fire
safety within NHS Property Services buildings continues to be a focus for the organisation.</p>
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