Hospitals regularly have to shut units due to dilapidation, NHS England says
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from on (#6EJ0T)
Julian Kelly discusses structurally unsound hospitals during evidence to Commons public accounts committee
Some hospitals are so dilapidated that they regularly have to shut wards and operating theatres to safeguard patients' safety, a senior NHS boss has admitted.
Julian Kelly, NHS England's deputy chief executive, made the statement when giving evidence to the House of Commons public accounts committee on Thursday.
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