Bosses at Mansfield’s Kings Mill Hospital say it is ‘safe’ and tests to the cladding wrapped around the building are ‘not required’.
The Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust, which runs the hospital, says the cladding present at hospitals around the country is “made of steel and not the aluminium composite material that has caused concern elsewhere”.
Precautionary tests are being carried out at NHS sites, but tests are ‘not required’ at King’s Mill Hospital.
The trust previously said tests would be carried out at the Mansfield hospital but further inspections have found it is not a cause of concern.
A statement from the trust read: “Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust can confirm that its buildings are safe and that precautionary tests being carried out on material used on some NHS buildings following the Grenfell Tower fire are not required at its King’s Mill Hospital site.
“The cladding on our buildings is made of steel and not the aluminium composite material that has caused concern elsewhere.
“All buildings continue to meet the current legislative requirements including European Classification of A1. A full fire risk assessment has been carried out within the past 12 months that found that the structure has no inherent failures.
“As part of our standard checks that are planned for the building on a regular basis, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service will be visiting King’s Mill next week to carry out standard fire checks and audits.”
Director of strategic planning and commercial development, Peter Wozencroft, said: “We would like to assure patients, staff and visitors that we have had confirmation that our buildings are safe and that there is no need to have any concerns.”
