"Rats on hospital grounds"

Hi CarolAnne288

Firstly thank you for taking the time to get in touch. The rat issue you mention has been recognised by the team on site, and together with our Pest Control contractor we have been working on various solutions to deal with the issue.

After speaking to the industry experts it was noted there has been an increase in vermin activity not only at the hospital but across the area, the pest control laboratory believe the rat population is becoming resistant to the type of poison used in the bait boxes.

We are tackling this issue in a few different ways:

- As of Monday the 6th October the contractor will be using a different product not used in the area so no resistance. - A review of all bait box locations across site. - The change of external bin types across site that incorporates bait boxes - An increase in the emptying of bins - A reduction as far as practicable of food waste at the rear of the restaurant. - And, a modification to the large 1100ltr bins to stop rat ingress, to remove any food source.

Please be assured we take this issue seriously and will continue to work with our Pest Control contractors to manage the issue.

Kind regards

Sam