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Red extreme heat warning

Very high temperatures are expected this week, so we’re asking everyone to take a little extra care if you’re visiting one of our hospitals.

Our teams are working hard to keep services running safely. 

Please take a few simple steps to stay safe and comfortable:

Can’t make your appointment?

If you’re unable to attend, please let us know as soon as possible. Find out more on how to manage your appointment.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to keep our patients, visitors and staff safe during the hot weather.

Thanks to our teams – and external partners – for keeping our hospital up and running following water tank failure

View of Queen's hospital from above

View of Queen's hospital from above

On Saturday (13 February), a water tank at Queen’s Hospital failed and the pressure of the subsequent flooding was great enough to cause some damage to the wall of the building near our Emergency Department.

No one was hurt in this incident and we would like to say a huge thank you to all the teams involved, including our own staff and the emergency services, for doing a fantastic job in keeping everyone safe, our hospital running, and to get the water supply back up and running so quickly.

A big thank you also goes to Asda, Tesco, Essex & Suffolk Water and our partners Sodexo and Mitie, which provided bottled water while the supply was off.

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