Staff at Greater Manchester hospital are 'working in the worst conditions you can imagine', councillor claims

Staff at Stepping Hill hospital in Stockport are "working in the worst conditions you can imagine" due to a backlog of repair work, a councillor has claimed.

The hospital, which is part of the Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, is struggling to deal with mounting repairs according to Coun Tom Morrison, who claims the problem is having an impact on both staff and patients.

In November, Stepping Hill announced that it's Outpatients B building would close due to "significant deterioration in the general condition of the building" found during an inspection, causing appointments to be relocated across the hospital.

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Coun Morrison, who is the Lib Dem candidate for Cheadle, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): "I've spoken to nurses and doctors at Stepping Hill and they have lost a substantial part of the estate which means more and more people are being crammed into a smaller space.

"There isn't the space to deal with the patients they are getting, patients don't know if their appointments will go ahead or not. The staff are working in the worst conditions you can imagine. That's why hospitals need investment from the Government."

In December, Coun Morrison claimed he contacted the Secretary of State about the issues at Stepping Hill, but he has not received a response so far.

"It's disappointing", he said, "It just goes to show where Stepping Hill is in the thoughts of the Government."

Stockport council's cabinet member for health, Coun Keith Holloway, said the challenges facing staff at the hospital are immense. He told the LDRS that recently around 60 patients were clinically discharged from the hospital but were unable to