If our NHS health staff see a fire risk in the patient home can we share with the fire service without consent? Is there some fire related legislation I can rely on or is there an opinion that this is to prevent harm and in the vital interest of the patient (However there may never be a fire in the home but just a risk of one).
At the moment we ask consent but often the elderly don't want anyone else in their homes but there may be a fire risk that is evident to our staff.
Richard Birmingham
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