The Royal Marsden hospital reopened its doors just one a week after a fire swept through its roof. Seventy-nine patients and around 200 staff had to be evacuated on the early afternoon of 2 January.Two patients in theatre (who were safely taken off their anaesthetic and ventilators) and three in recovery at the time were safely transferred to the nearby Royal Brompton, accompanied by specialist staff.
PR and communications manager Felicity Bull said: “Fortunately we have excellent emergency procedures in place to deal with such a major incident, meaning that the task of transferring patients to other sites for ongoing care was a relatively smooth one.”
