Skip to content

Critical incident as hospital loses water supply

Worcestershire Royal Hospital The exterior of a hospital building, with glass walls and a blue sign saying 'Worcestershire Royal Hospital'. A person crosses a zebra crossing outside the building and a silver and green ambulance is parked outside.Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Worcestershire Royal Hospital's main building has lost its water supply

A hospital declared a critical incident on Monday after losing its water supply.

Worcestershire Royal Hospital's main building, which houses the acute wards, lost access to fresh water at 12:00 BST.

The hospital's A&E department was not affected as it is in a separate building.

The water supply was restored by 18:00 BST and will be monitored overnight.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust had brought in bottled water for patients throughout the day, and staff who did not need to be there were being sent home.

The BBC has contacted the NHS trust for more information.

Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.

Related internet links