Winchester: Hospital boss updates after critical incident

A hospital is not expected to regain a permanent power supply until Sunday evening after a car crashed into one of its buildings on Thursday.

Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester declared a critical incident after the crash on Thursday afternoon.

Backup generators are being used to "keep areas operating safely", the hospital said.

People are being told to attend appointments as normal but only come to A&E "if it is an emergency".

Andy Hyett, chief operating officer of the Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, told BBC Radio Solent that as a result of the crash there was a limited power supply for a "number of our wards", but that there was no risk to patients.

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