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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dave Burke

'National scandal' as crumbling hospitals record hundreds of sewage leaks

Harrowing figures show England's crumbling hospitals have been hit by hundreds of sewage leaks in the past year - with patients slipping and parts of ceilings falling down.

Grim data from 55 NHS Trusts show there were 456 sewage leaks in hospitals over 12 months - a situation branded a "national scandal" by Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey.

The sickening cases include reports of "coloured water" leaking through the ceiling in a respiratory day unit, as well as urine and "faecal matter" leaking into a security office.

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