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| Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital to fully reopen | |
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| The A&E department at Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital will be fully operational later after being shut for 24 hours following a fire. | The A&E department at Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital will be fully operational later after being shut for 24 hours following a fire. |
| A hundred firefighters tackled Friday's blaze, in the building housing the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner. | A hundred firefighters tackled Friday's blaze, in the building housing the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner. |
| Patients with head injuries are being treated at Southampton or Basingstoke. | Patients with head injuries are being treated at Southampton or Basingstoke. |
| Replacement mobile MRI and CT (computerised tomography) units have been brought in and it is hoped they will be in operation by this evening. | Replacement mobile MRI and CT (computerised tomography) units have been brought in and it is hoped they will be in operation by this evening. |
| About 50 people were moved to safety after the fire but no-one was injured. | About 50 people were moved to safety after the fire but no-one was injured. |
| Alex Whitfield, chief operating officer at the hospital, said: "We need to fully test the scanners and make sure staff are familiar with them as they are new units. | Alex Whitfield, chief operating officer at the hospital, said: "We need to fully test the scanners and make sure staff are familiar with them as they are new units. |
| "That will be done in a staff briefing so we we hope to be fully operational by late this evening. We have not had to cancel any surgery." | "That will be done in a staff briefing so we we hope to be fully operational by late this evening. We have not had to cancel any surgery." |
| The replacement scanners have been provided by private company Alliance Medical. | The replacement scanners have been provided by private company Alliance Medical. |
| Ms Whitfield continued: "The building that was on fire had two CT scanners. The one we can see is still in tact which is a relief as they were brand new machines purchased after charitable donations to the hospital. | Ms Whitfield continued: "The building that was on fire had two CT scanners. The one we can see is still in tact which is a relief as they were brand new machines purchased after charitable donations to the hospital. |
| "It appears the fire started in the roof space above the scanner but the fire investigation officer has not been able to get in yet." | "It appears the fire started in the roof space above the scanner but the fire investigation officer has not been able to get in yet." |
| A&E reopened on Saturday evening for minor injuries. Some patients who had been taken to Southampton and Basingstoke hospitals with head injuries, have now been transferred back to Winchester, Ms Whitfield said. | A&E reopened on Saturday evening for minor injuries. Some patients who had been taken to Southampton and Basingstoke hospitals with head injuries, have now been transferred back to Winchester, Ms Whitfield said. |
| She added: "The staff did an amazing job evacuating the building and getting the area back up by cleaning and getting rid of the smell of smoke." | She added: "The staff did an amazing job evacuating the building and getting the area back up by cleaning and getting rid of the smell of smoke." |
| An investigation into the blaze, by Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, is expected to take several days. | An investigation into the blaze, by Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, is expected to take several days. |