Electrical power now restored at Great Western Hospital

Update at 11.15am - Wednesday 10 July

Following a power outage at Great Western Hospital yesterday, power across the site has now been restored. 

There will be some disruption to our services in the coming days and we are working hard to minimise the impact on patients. Our urgent and emergency care services remain busy, so local people should contact NHS 111 before coming to hospital, or call 999 in an emergency. 

Patients should attend appointments as planned, unless contacted otherwise.

Visitors are welcome to attend the hospital as normal.

Update at 8.30pm - Tuesday 9 July

Following a power outage earlier today, power across the Great Western Hospital has been restored.

We are expecting our Urgent and Emergency Care Services to be very busy in the coming days and are advising patients with serious medical conditions to phone NHS 111 or 999 in an emergency.

Patients are advised to attend appointments as planned tomorrow (Wednesday 10 July), unless contacted and told otherwise.

Visitors are welcome to attend the hospital as normal.

There will be some disruption to our services in the coming days and we are working hard to minimise the impact on patients.

We apologise to all patients and families affected by this incident.

A big thank you to all our incredible staff and volunteers who have gone above and beyond to continue to provide treatment and care for patients.

We would also like to thank our partner organisations who have supported us in helping to keep patients safe.

Update at 5:00pm - Tuesday 9 July

We are continuing to experience impact due to a power outage. Please continue to follow all below advice.

Visitors are asked not to visit the hospital at this time, with the exception of legal guardians, carers and relatives of end of life patients.

3.30pm - Tuesday 9 July

We are experiencing a power outage affecting some areas of Great Western Hospital including the Urgent Treatment Centre.

Our Emergency Department and Urgent Treatment Centre are both currently affected, so patients with a serious medical condition must phone NHS 111 or 999 in an emergency. 

Planned appointments are currently postponed. If you have a planned appointment at the hospital today, please do not attend and we will contact you at the earliest opportunity to re-arrange.

We ask that visitors do not come to hospital to visit patients during this time. 

Our switchboard is currently also affected. 

Staff are working hard to continue to care for patients and we will provide an update when we have one.