The concrete they are constructed with has forced scores of schools to close
Dozens of NHS buildings have been described as "ticking time bombs" because they were constructed with the type of concrete that forced several schools to close this week. The Government recently announced the risk of dangerous collapses meant more than 100 schools needed to close off areas affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete .
Data obtained exclusively by The Mirror now reveals 34 NHS buildings were among the public facilities constructed in England with the concrete and that it may cost more than £1 billion to repair them. Some of the hospitals were built exclusively with RAAC, whilst scores of other hospitals have particular buildings on their estate which are affected, with Bassetlaw Hospital in Nottinghamshire falling into the latter category.
Craig Black, interim chief executive, said: "We are spending public money on making a building safe that is only going to last for a few years. I don't skip home when I get told we have just been allocated £25m to spend on RAAC - £25m is a massive amount of money that could do some huge good for patient care. Instead we are spending that on shoring up a building that needs replacement. That’s not great.
"The Conservatives literally didn't fix the roof when the sun was shining and now the NHS is crumbling. Patients are paying the price for the Conservatives' failure with longer waits, while taxpayers are paying more but getting less thanks to delays. Only Labour will provide the staff and reform needed to make the NHS fit for the future."
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