All trusts should have funding to remove unsafe concrete, health chief says
It comes after the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete forced more than 100 schools to fully or partially close buildings.
Source: independent.co.uk
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Now hospitals could CLOSE due to RAAC scandal: At least 34 NHS buildings, courts, police stations and prisons have unsafe concrete - as teachers set up marquee classrooms and worried parents say they'd rather keep their child at home
More than 100 schools and colleges in England have been told to close buildings made with a type of concrete that is prone to collapse - just days before term restarts next week.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Full list of schools we know are closed due to RAAC, and how many buildings are affected by aerated concrete
Minister Nick Gibb said parents will be informed by their child's school if they are affected - but he admitted that not all schools have yet been warned they have RAAC
Source: inews.co.uk
Seven hospitals are 'structurally unsound' and 34 more contain RAAC
Hospitals affected include Airedale in West Yorkshire, Queen Elizabeth King's Lynn in Norfolk, Hinchingbrooke in Cambridgeshire and Frimley Park in Surrey (pictured).
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Minister says 'if you haven't heard if it's safe to return to school, go in' but millions of parents are still in dark as panicked Whatsapp groups say they'll keep children off anyway because 'it's better than concrete falling on their heads'
Schools minister Nick Gibb (pictured) attempted to calm worries as he said: 'Parents can be assured that if they haven't heard from schools, that it is safe to send their children into school.'
Source: dailymail.co.uk