Yorkshire and Humber NHS trusts ditch clinical waste contracts with Healthcare Environmental Services

By The Newsroom
Published 9th Oct 2018, 15:04 BST
Updated 9th Oct 2018, 16:08 BST
Yorkshire hospitals were affected.Yorkshire hospitals were affected.
Yorkshire hospitals were affected.
Fifteen NHS trusts who ditched their contracts with a crisis-hit waste disposal firm are all based in Yorkshire and Humber, health officials have confirmed.

The Department of Health has released a list of the organisations which ended their involvement with Healthcare Environmental Services (HES) following environmental breaches.

Trusts in Leeds, York, Sheffield, Bradford and North Lincolnshire were among those affected and all were served by the same HES waste site in Normanton, West Yorkshire.

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It follows a criminal investigation being launched by the Environment Agency (EA) and restrictions being placed on the Normanton site.

Earlier today a statement was given to Parliament which said fifteen trusts formally cancelled their contracts with HES on Sunday and from Monday morning, facilities management company Mitie took over their waste disposal services.