Coldhardour Hospital (Fire)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 13 December 1972.

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Photo of Sir Keith Joseph Sir Keith Joseph , Leeds North East 12:00, 13 December 1972

Both the report and my letter to hospital authorities refer to the possibility of automatic detector systems. However, they should be necessary only where, for some reason, staff coverage cannot be as good as it should be. In this case there was the human element—two nurses were absent.