NHS Wiltshire in asbestos oversight

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has awarded improvement notices to both NHS Wiltshire and NHS Swindon after they failed to comply with asbestos testing legislation.

The oversight occurred when they neglected to undertake a required asbestos survey during the construction of Eldene Health Centre in Swindon

A test was undertaken by NHS Wiltshire, which was managing the work on behalf of NHS Swindon, back in November, but the HSE’s guidelines were subsequently amended, meaning that a second, more extensive check was required. This, however, was not conducted, though the HSE subsequently made its own inspection and found no asbestos to be present.