Safety fears on run-down hospitals

By David Blackman and Hamish Champ2019-10-24T05:00:00

Most hospital bosses say shortfall in capital investment increasing risk

The parlous state of some of the country’s run-down hospitals is putting the safety of NHS patients at risk, more than 80% of the service’s executives fear.

According to a survey carried out by NHS Providers – the membership organisation for the NHS’s acute, ambulance, community and mental health services that treat patients and service users in the NHS – a vast majority of hospital bosses believe risks are being increased by a continued shortfall in capital investment.

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