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Tap water access restored at Altnagelvin Hospital

Mike McBrideBBC News NI
News imagePacemaker The front entrance of Altnagelvin hospital in Londonderry. A woman in a red coat can be seen walking past a statue while a number of parked cars sit outside the hospital entrance. It is dry and sunny, two trees are in the foreground, a number of hospital buildings in the background.Pacemaker
The hospital's water supply was disrupted for several days last week

Patients at Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry can use tap water again following a water supply incident that impacted the site for several days last week.

A burst pipe on the Glenshane Road affected the hospital's water supply, with NI Water completing repairs on Tuesday.

"Precautionary" measures were put in place until Friday, with patients telling BBC News NI they were unable to use water from the mains for drinking and were being given bottled water instead.

The Western Trust confirmed that final checks were completed on Friday afternoon and all precautionary measures had been lifted.

Wellbeing of patients 'key focus'

In a statement on Monday morning, the Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) confirmed that the issue had been resolved and "all areas have since returned to normal practices".

"The trust kept the health and wellbeing of our patients, staff and service users as the key focus and our highest priority at all times," a spokesperson said.

"We value and acknowledge the support of our colleagues in NI Water, the Public Health Agency and Derry City and Strabane District Council during the management of this incident."