Hospital collapses on ICU patient

Hospital collapses on ICU patient

Postby Cactus Jack » Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:36 pm

A hospital intensive care unit (ICU) remains closed after a ceiling caved in above a patient.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, in Harlow, Essex, declared a major incident after medical equipment detached from its fitting and fell to the floor on Thursday.

The Sunday Times, external said the ceiling collapsed on to a patient on life support. The trust confirmed an incident had taken place but that no-one was harmed.

An investigation is under way and patients are being treated in a temporary ward.

The ICU is expected to open in midweek following repairs and a deep clean.

Following the incident, Sharon McNally, chief nurse and deputy chief executive at the trust, said: “We can confirm that an incident took place in our ICU on 14 March, where medical equipment detached from its fitting.

"No-one was harmed as a result of the incident.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jx7gjx2dvo

First the schools and now the hospitals, what will collapse next due to Tory neglect of vital infrastructure.

Never mind the billionaires will get another tax cut and that's what really counts.
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