Power cut at Shropshire hospital
Extra staff were drafted in at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital because of a power cut, which also affected more than 51,000 homes.
Extra staff were drafted in at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital because of a power cut, which also affected more than 51,000 homes.
Patients receiving critical care had to be checked over by the extra staff after the power cut struck at the RHS on Friday night.
Hospital bosses say the power cut, caused by a bird flying into overhead power lines, lasted about 20 minutes but had a 'major impact' on the
hospital. Dialysis sessions were also cut short.
Tom Taylor, chief executive of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust said: "We'd like to reassure everyone that the power was back on at the hospital soon afterwards and all systems appear to be back to normal."
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