Hospital team hailed for emergency work

The Estates and Facilities team have received a York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Star Award for the hard work they put in after a leaking pipe meant the hospital’s water was cut off.

The hospital was facing no running water for drinking, washing, hand hygiene or toilet flushing.

Staff from Estates and Facilities team worked through the night not only to ensure the water supply was restored and safe for use as quickly as possible but to make bottled water and other contingency supplies available.

Due to their hard work, the risk to patients and staff was minimised and interruptions to outpatient and elective services were massively reduced. .

The award was given to Dave Morrall, Sarah Goldsmith, Franco Villani, Kevin Hobson, Andrew Thomas, Tim Crossland, and Josh Morrit. The Trust also recognised the role of Head Chef Ken Brown, who got secured water supplies and stayed behind distributing water to staff on wards.

Staff From Scarborough Hospital who came to help were Ross Chamberlain, Jamie Ollis, Cameron Addison, Shane Weaver and Andy Whitfield.

York Hospital staff who arrived in the morning to help cover were Steven Redpath, Paul Greendale, Barry Trory and Tom Steed.