Rehabilitation inpatients at Sevenoaks Hospital have been moved to Tonbridge Cottage Hospital.
A Kent hospital has moved patients to another site after an evacuation during a fire drill was found to be “not fast enough”.
The Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust said it was clear the speed at which staff were able to safely evacuate frail and elderly patients from the first-floor ward was too slow.The planned evacuation exercise followed a fire safety audit by Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which highlighted issues with fire compartmentation.Ms McCormick said the move was a short-term solution while the trust investigates further.
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