Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Staff locked in hospital during ‘unprecedented’ power cut

By 2025-05-21T11:42:00

Portsmouth Hospitals Queen Alexandra Hospital

Staff were effectively “locked in” a hospital at night during a power cut that led to a major incident being declared last year, HSJ  can reveal.

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