Scarborough Hospital in North Yorkshire is the latest institute affected by aerated concrete, with pathology staff currently being relocated to other parts of the building.
Urgent work is underway to assess the extent of the project needed to remove all RAAC from the hospital, with staff aiming to have to process completed by the end of September.
The pathology department has been affected, with staff being relocated. A Freedom of Information request submitted by the Mirror found that RAAC is in the pathology department, pathology link corridor, theatre, attic, plant room, and north/south block link corridor. Recent updates to safety procedures around the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has seen a number of schools closed at short notice.
RAAC was commonly used in construction between the 1960s and 1990s. Its presence has been confirmed in a range of public sector properties across the United Kingdom including schools and hospitals.
A spokesperson for the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: "A feasibility study has been undertaken to scope the work required to eradicate the RAAC planks at Scarborough and to provide a high-level cost forecast and programme for this work.
"We hope to access the money required to eradicate the RAAC from the NHS England national RAAC programme, which we are a member of. In the meantime, the work that will allow pathology staff to be relocated from the first floor of the path lab is underway and is nearly three-quarters complete.”
"The relocation of the staff has involved enabling works both at Scarborough and York hospitals. The aim is to complete this work by the end of September, with every effort being made to accelerate this sooner if possible."
NHS hospitals which are members of the national RAAC programme will be able to apply for money to carry out the repairs as quickly as possible.
