EICR Testing for NHS & Healthcare Premises

An EICR in a healthcare setting proves that the fixed electrical installation is safe — and it must be delivered without ever interrupting patient care. This guide covers how EICR testing is carried out in NHS and healthcare premises.

The EICR complements NHS engineering guidance and HTM documents; it does not replace a trust's authorising-engineer framework.

What the EICR covers

• Incoming supply, distribution boards and circuits across clinical and non-clinical areas.
• RCD and RCBO protection on relevant circuits (RCD protection).
• Earthing and bonding, including to medical and metallic services.
• Signs of overload on heavily-serviced areas and plant rooms.

Planning around clinical services

Because the building never closes, testing protects continuity:

• Non-disruptive visual inspection and live testing first.
• Critical circuits mapped and isolated only under a controlled plan (managing shutdowns).
• Contractors controlled with permits and supervision (contractor control).

Managing the result

Observations are coded C1, C2, C3 or FI. Any C1, C2 or FI makes the report unsatisfactory and should be remedied by a competent person and re-certified, following the remedial priorities. We quote remedial works separately so the report stays impartial.

Keeping the estate compliant

The result feeds the estate's compliance documentation and its wider electrical compliance programme, so inspection sits alongside critical-system testing, emergency lighting and fire-alarm servicing in one coordinated schedule.