The trust that manages Liverpool’s hospitals has outlined how it wants to improve its response to major incidents following a fire that ripped through Aintree University Hospital earlier this year.
In August, firefighters tackled a blaze that began in a plant building on the roof of a three-storey building next to Accident & Emergency. Patients were evacuated from nearby areas while firefighters worked to fight back the flames.
There were no reports of casualties from the incident three months ago but some patients were left stranded on beds outside the hospital as crews dealt with the fire. According to documents released by Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust (LUHFT) that oversees the city’s main medical facilities, feedback had been positive regarding the “collaborative approach” to the fire breaking out but a number of areas were deemed to require an upgrade.
