Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS Trusts have declared a critical incident since 1 December 2024.

There is no official National Health Service data collected and validated for publication on the number of ‘critical incidents’ as these are declared locally by NHS organisations and can be stood-up and stood-down quickly.

NHS management information as of 8 January 2025 reports that that there are 18 active critical incidents. Critical incidents can be declared in response to operational pressures and for other reasons including power outages, or IT or estates issues.