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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Kieren Williams

Over 30 NHS hospitals and buildings could 'collapse without warning' - see full list

Over 30 NHS buildings and hospitals are “ticking time bombs” that could “collapse without warning” and it will cost more than £1 billion to repair them.

Data exclusively obtained by the Mirror reveals the extent of a scandal that has plagued the country’s health service, getting progressively worse for years.

Thirty-four NHS buildings were among public buildings constructed in England with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) between the 1960s and the 1990s - a special type of concrete that contains air bubbles.

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