Covid-19: Hospital converts staff canteen into surge ward

Medical staff at Royal Preston Hospital are no longer able to access hot meals from their staff canteen because it has been turned into a surge covid ward.

Charters Restaurant at the hospital is usually open from 8 am to 11 am and noon to 2 pm on weekdays but closed on 4 January so the space could be converted into a surge ward housing 50 beds. A physiotherapy gym is also being repurposed.

The hospital …