Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital is evacuating the patients from its trauma unit over the fire risk presented by its cladding.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust commissioned a fire risk assessment following a review of fire safety of cladded buildings on its four main hospital sites in Oxfordshire after the Grenfell Tower fire in London. The report was written by Trenton Fire which made a number of recommendations, including replacing the cladding.
A board meeting on 27 July decided to decant the 52 in-patient beds from the trauma unit to other wards within the John Radcliffe Hospital while the unit is closed for a 12-month repair programme.
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