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14/12/2016
On Tuesday, 13 December, there was a report of a large diesel fuel leak at the Cardigan Building of the hospital. As a result, fumes affected some areas of the hospital, with the Maternity Unit and two additional ward areas being evacuated as a precaution.
The Fire Service attended the scene to and patients and visitors were asked to stay away from the hospital. The leak has since been contained and controlled, and while the major incident has been declared over, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has said an odour continues to affect some areas of the Cardigan Building.
For this reason, the Trust is undertaking regular assessments of odour levels in evacuated patient areas before the decision is taken to return patients to those areas.
Neil Rothnie, Medical Director at Southend University Hospital, said: "Hospital staff and the Emergency Services responded rapidly to the fuel leak this afternoon, and worked extremely hard in taking precautionary safety measures by evacuating patients from some of our wards in the affected part of the hospital.
"I must emphasise that no patients, visitors or staff on the hospital site suffered any harm as a result of the leak. We are very grateful to our neighbouring hospitals across the region, who have accepted both maternity patients and emergency ambulances while the hospital has been closed. I am pleased that the diesel leak is now contained and repaired, and the clean-up process is underway.
"While we did have to cancel appointments this afternoon to enable staff to manage the immediate issues, I can reassure patients that outpatient appointments will be back to normal tomorrow and anyone with a scheduled appointment for a clinic or operation should attend unless they hear from us otherwise."
(JP)
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Maternity Unit Affected Following Diesel Leak
A major incident has been declared over at Southend University Hospital in Essex.On Tuesday, 13 December, there was a report of a large diesel fuel leak at the Cardigan Building of the hospital. As a result, fumes affected some areas of the hospital, with the Maternity Unit and two additional ward areas being evacuated as a precaution.
The Fire Service attended the scene to and patients and visitors were asked to stay away from the hospital. The leak has since been contained and controlled, and while the major incident has been declared over, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has said an odour continues to affect some areas of the Cardigan Building.
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For this reason, the Trust is undertaking regular assessments of odour levels in evacuated patient areas before the decision is taken to return patients to those areas.
Neil Rothnie, Medical Director at Southend University Hospital, said: "Hospital staff and the Emergency Services responded rapidly to the fuel leak this afternoon, and worked extremely hard in taking precautionary safety measures by evacuating patients from some of our wards in the affected part of the hospital.
"I must emphasise that no patients, visitors or staff on the hospital site suffered any harm as a result of the leak. We are very grateful to our neighbouring hospitals across the region, who have accepted both maternity patients and emergency ambulances while the hospital has been closed. I am pleased that the diesel leak is now contained and repaired, and the clean-up process is underway.
"While we did have to cancel appointments this afternoon to enable staff to manage the immediate issues, I can reassure patients that outpatient appointments will be back to normal tomorrow and anyone with a scheduled appointment for a clinic or operation should attend unless they hear from us otherwise."
(JP)
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