Hospital power cut delays ops

OPERATING theatres had to close at a private city hospital yesterday after a power cut was compounded by the failure of back-up generators.

The incident took place yesterday afternoon at the Spire Murrayfield Hospital.

No-one was being operated on at the time, though one person was waiting to be treated.

Facilities were out of action for around an hour, although some consultations and clinics were allowed to continue thanks to a large amount of natural daylight at the hospital, a spokeswoman said.