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BBC News
16-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Caister Health Centre where staff fell ill remains closed
Caister Health Centre in Norfolk is to stay shut all next week, as health bosses try to find out why staff began to feel GP surgery and dental practice have been closed since 6 May when the site was evacuated as a precaution. The month before, 16 people were assessed by medics complaining of headaches and at the on-site pharmacy have been operating a restricted service, dispensing prescriptions at the door with the shop not accessible to the Knights, executive manager of East Norfolk Medical Practice that runs the GP service, said: "We will definitely remain closed at Caister next week." The practice has not given any details about its investigation, nor stated whether it has found any link to staff feeling 29 April, more than a dozen people complained about feeling ill, with four of those seeking attention at James Paget University Hospital.A week later on 6 May, the site was evacuated as a precaution with emergency services called again, as well as engineers from gas network operator Cadent and Anglian Water, which manages the sewer network. Neither found any G Plummer and Associates said it had deployed staff from Caister to its new dental practice in Bradwell, but said some Caister patients had asked for their appointments to be delayed until the site reopens. East Norfolk Medical Practice said it had deferred its patients to Newtown Surgery in Great Yarmouth, with other practices in the group also assisting in maintaining a statement, it said: "We will remain closed until further notice whilst the investigation continues."The investigation is ongoing and no conclusion [has been] reached." Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
18-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
First plans for new Gorleston hospital revealed
Initial proposals for a new hospital in Gorleston, Norfolk, show it could be 10 storeys tall and have 630 beds – 80 more than in the existing this year the government confirmed that James Paget University Hospital would be trust that runs the JPH has submitted its first proposals for the project, which would also include two multi-storey car parks with up to 2,000 development would be built next to the existing hospital, which would remain in use in the meantime. Work is due to begin in 2027 or 2028, and the project could cost up to £ JPH serves up to 250,000 people in east Norfolk and Waveney, including Great Yarmouth and needs replacing as it is one of seven hospitals in England affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). In an initial report submitted to Great Yarmouth Borough Council, the hospital trust said the new building would be up to 50m (about 165ft) tall, if it included a would be a marked difference from the current main building, which has two trust said it planned to retain a number of buildings at the site, including the education and training centre, the renal unit, the Louise Hamilton Centre and the MRI said it would submit a full planning application later this year. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
