X-rays up and running at Devizes Hospital

The X-ray service at Devizes Hospital re-opened yesterday after four months of being out of action.
The facility closed on October 17 because a tank had to be re-sealed.

The Royal United Hospital, Bath, runs the service on behalf of NHS Wiltshire and an RUH spokesman confirmed the equipment was now working.

An RUH spokesman said the waste tank had been replaced and a new pump installed at a cost of around £18,000.

The service was due to resume on Wednesday last week but was delayed after final safety checks resulted in more work having to be carried out.

The spokesman said: “While this essential work was being carried out we made alternative X-ray facilities for Devizes residents available at other nearby sites.”

The X-ray service at Devizes Hospital is available by appointment for patients who are referred by their GP.

Article taken from Gazette & Herald