More than 2,000 NHS buildings ‘older than health service itself’
More than 2,000 NHS buildings in England predate the health service itself, according to new research, sparking concerns about the safety of patients and staff.
Sewage leaking from sinks onto wards when it rains was among the issues reported in older buildings, as well as lifts breaking down multiple times a day.
One hospital is understood to have been using its intensive care unit as a storeroom as it had deemed it unsafe for patients.
This Government has shamefully chosen to raid capital budgets
