Tuesday, 17 January 2023

Basildon Hospital maternity staff exposed to 30 times legal gas limit

Basildon Hospital maternity staff exposed to 30 times legal gas limit Staff at a maternity unit were exposed to almost 30 times the legal workplace exposure limit for nitrous oxide, documents have shown.

Testing at Basildon Hospital revealed the levels more than 16 months before colleagues were informed.

The Royal College of Midwives said its members there were considering legal action.

The Mid and South Essex NHS Trust said "significant improvements" had been made. BBC News 

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