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Caister Health Centre to reopen after drains issue found
A GP surgery in Norfolk is to reopen on Monday after an investigation into why staff fell ill discovered issues with the Health Centre was evacuated on 29 April when staff complained of headaches and feeling tired. It then had to be closed again, with specialist contractors brought in to find a Norfolk Medical Practice, which runs GP services at the site, said: "Investigations of the building found a drainage issue which is thought to have been the source of the challenges we experienced."The drains have now been cleared and we are confident that the premises is safe for our patients and team."
A number of staff had to be checked by paramedics following the first evacuation, with 16 seeking advice at the local police and gas network operator Cadent also attended. Anglian Water, which operates the sewer network, did not find any neighbouring pharmacy and dental surgery saw its services disrupted, with patients sent elsewhere for a weeks ago, specialist contractors were brought in to assess air quality and discovered the drainage issue, which has required remedial work.
East Norfolk Medical Practice said the health centre would reopen on Monday, "to deliver normal practice services"."We'd like to thank all our staff and patients for their ongoing support and understanding while we worked to investigate and resolve this issue as quickly as possible, and we apologise for any inconvenience this caused."
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