Burst pipe affects Princess Royal Hospital
Staff are dealing with flooding at the Princess Royal Hospital, which is affecting some wards.
Initial investigations show this is due to a burst water pipe and engineers are currently on-site making repairs and cleaning the affected area.
The hospital trust have issues the following statement “Our priority is the safety and wellbeing of our patients, visitors and staff. Contingency plans are in place to minimise any disruption and ensure the safety of service users.
“Our Emergency Department is open and treating patients, including walk-in patients. Ambulances will be temporarily diverted to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and neighbouring hospitals in line with contingency plans.”
Maternity and women and children services remain open and patients should attend as planned.
Patients, visitors and staff are asked to follow any signs and instructions on site to avoid affected areas.
Please phone NHS 111, or 999 in a life-threatening condition, before attending the Emergency Department.
A range of alternative services are available if your condition is not a serious or life-threatening illness or injury, including the out of hours GP service. NHS 111 can help you get to the right service for your needs.
Patients should continue to attend their appointments as planned unless they are contacted by the Trust.
A spokesperson for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, said: “Following a suspected burst water pipe at Princess Royal Hospital, patients and visitors may experience some disruption due to flood damage. Our Emergency Department and maternity unit remain open. Patients should continue to attend their appointments as planned unless they are contacted by the Trust.
“We have contingency plans in place to minimise disruption and to ensure the safety of service users. We are sorry for any inconvenience this is causing and would like to thank patients and visitors for their support. We would also like to thank our staff who are working hard to repair and clean the affected areas, so we can fully restore services as quickly as possible.
“Further updates will be provided on our website as more information becomes available.”
For further information please visit www.sath.nhs.uk
