Emergency preparedness assurance

As part of NHS England’s Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) Framework, providers and commissioners of NHS-funded services must show they can effectively respond to major, critical and business continuity incidents while maintaining services to patients. There is an annual statutory requirement to formally assure readiness to respond to emergencies. Commissioners and providers of NHS-funded care must complete an EPRR annual assurance process. NHS England’s letter to commissioners and providers of NHS funded services confirms the process for the 2023/24 EPRR annual assurance, which includes EPRR annual assurance guidance and core standards self-assessment tool.