Warning over potential roof collapses at NHS England hospitals

Warning over potential roof collapses at NHS England hospitals NHS England hospitals have sounded the alarm over materials used in roofs that reached the end of their lifespan more than a decade ago, with one hospital forced to restrict the use of some operating theatres to patients under 120kg (19st).

Several hospitals are warning of the potential for roof collapses due to structural weaknesses in the reinforced concrete planks used in their construction between the 1960s and 1980s, which have a 30-year lifespan. The Guardian

See also: 

• NHS bosses have a 'mass casualty plan' in case crumbling hospitals COLLAPSE The Daily Mail