Dear patients,
a national alert will be sounded on Sunday 7th September 2025 At 3pm as a test.
The Emergency Alerts system is used to warn if there’s a danger to life nearby, including extreme weather. It allows vital information and advice to be sent to people rapidly in an emergency.
During the test, mobile phones will vibrate and make a loud siren sound for roughly ten seconds, even if they are set to silent. A message will also appear on phone screens, making it clear the alert is only a test. There are approximately 87 million mobile phones in the UK.
The test will be just the second of its kind and follows a government commitment to test the system regularly to make sure it works optimally and familiarise the public with the alerts. This is in line with standard practice in other countries, such as Japan and the USA.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-emergency-alert-test-to-be-held-on-7th-september
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-emergency-alert-test-to-be-held-on-7th-september