Patient safety put 'at risk' by crumbling NHS hospitals in desperate need of repair | ITV News

Doctors have warned that patient safety is being put at risk by the state of crumbling NHS hospitals which have fallen into potentially dangerous disrepair, an ITV News investigation has found.

Year-long leaks, collapsing floors, ageing roofs and potential for falling stone are among the issues - exposed in our investigation - which have caused whole wards to be closed down.

One doctor told ITV News conditions are so poor in hospitals she has worked in that “we are always just hoping that the next time something happens it does not cause something catastrophic.”

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