Lift fault causes maternity unit partial closure

A maternity unit has been closed to new admissions until further notice because the lifts have stopped working.

The George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton said it was working closely with its partners and asking patients to divert to a neighbouring maternity unit for their immediate care until the "technical issue" could be resolved.

Antenatal appointments, including scans, were not affected, but it advised patients they would have to use the stairs and asked them to call to make other arrangements if that would cause problems.

The hospital apologised and said a team was "working as quickly as possible" to resolve the issue.

It added that a regular triage service for women in need of support would still be available.

Patients not in need of urgent help were asked to wait to be contacted.

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