NEW portable air conditioning units have been installed throughout the General Hospital in time for this week’s hot weather, the Health Department has confirmed. Record-breaking heat in June prompted concerns about the conditions faced by patients and staff. But, as temperatures look set to reach up to 34 degrees again this week, Public Health officials […]

A MOTHER whose baby is being cared for in hospital has spoken of “unbearable” temperatures inside the children’s unit as a campaign demanding air conditioning throughout the ageing building gathers growing public support. Around 200 operations were postponed during May’s heatwave following the failure of the hospital’s air-conditioning system, while a further 34 non-urgent procedures […]