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At Brighton, the hospital has had £14m helipad built on top of the building... only it has never been used. The platform at the Royal Sussex County Hospital was originally meant to open in June 2019, but has been delayed repeatedly.
There are now fears that landings could damage windows in the floors below the helipad, including the neonatal intensive care unit for premature and seriously ill babies.
So, in the meantime helicopters that are needed to transfer time critical patients to and from the hospital are forced to use the football fields at nearby East Brighton Park.
One such transfer happened this afternoon, with Coastguard AW189 G-MCGS.
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At Brighton, the hospital has had £14m helipad built on top of the building... only it has never been used. The platform at the Royal Sussex County Hospital was originally meant to open in June 2019, but has been delayed repeatedly.
There are now fears that landings could damage windows in the floors below the helipad, including the neonatal intensive care unit for premature and seriously ill babies.
So, in the meantime helicopters that are needed to transfer time critical patients to and from the hospital are forced to use the football fields at nearby East Brighton Park.
One such transfer happened this afternoon, with Coastguard AW189 G-MCGS.