{"id":288227,"date":"2023-01-26T12:51:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T12:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/bosses-of-hospital-branded-a-death-trap-face-criticism-for-gender-neutral-toilets\/"},"modified":"2023-01-26T12:51:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T12:51:59","slug":"bosses-of-hospital-branded-a-death-trap-face-criticism-for-gender-neutral-toilets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/bosses-of-hospital-branded-a-death-trap-face-criticism-for-gender-neutral-toilets\/","title":{"rendered":"Bosses of hospital branded a &#8216;death trap&#8217; face criticism for gender-neutral toilets\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bosses of hospital branded a &#8216;death trap&#8217; face criticism for spending cash on gender-neutral toilets<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>A hospital branded a &#8216;death trap&#8217; spent public money on gender-neutral toilets<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King\u2019s Lynn said it was making QEH &#8216;inclusive&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">The NHS Trust in Norfolk came under fire for putting &#8216;ideology over practicality&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By Daily Mail Reporter<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span>  20:36 EST, 25 January 2023  <\/span> | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span>  02:53 EST, 26 January 2023  <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/news\/none\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <\/p>\n<p><!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]&gt;&gt;-->  &lt;!&#8211; <!--[if IE]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if !IE]&gt;&gt;-->  &lt;!&#8211;<!--[if IE]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if !IE]&gt;&gt;-->   &lt;!&#8211;<!--[if gte IE 8]&gt;&gt;-->  &lt;!&#8211;  <!--[if IE 8]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if IE 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if IE]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if !IE]&gt; -->  &lt;!&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>   <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.\n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. 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Kellie-Jay Keen, founder of Standing for Women, accused the trust of putting \u2018ideology over practicality\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e344042e41be6baf\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/26\/01\/66980241-11677745-image-a-51_1674696928360.jpg\" height=\"721\" width=\"634\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e344042e41be6baf\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/26\/01\/66980241-11677745-image-a-51_1674696928360.jpg\" height=\"721\" width=\"634\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A crumbling hospital described as a \u2018death trap\u2019 came under fire yesterday for spending public money on gender-neutral toilets<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>   <span>Fury at &#8216;woke&#8217; plan for gender neutral toilet quotas to be&#8230;<\/span> <\/a>   <span>Schools offering only &#8216;gender neutral&#8217; toilets are breaking&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The hospital has around 2,500 props holding up the roof, with worried patients hearing \u2018creaking\u2019 and \u2018cracking\u2019 sounds at night. T<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">he noises are caused by bubbles bursting inside decaying lightweight concrete used to build the hospital in 1980 \u2013 it was meant to last only 30 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7559f3f1ba9d0fda\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/26\/01\/66980245-11677745-image-a-37_1674696637040.jpg\" height=\"363\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King\u00bfs Lynn posted photos of the facilities on Twitter with symbols showing a silhouetted character in trousers and a skirt and the word \u00bfInclusive\u00bf\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7559f3f1ba9d0fda\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/26\/01\/66980245-11677745-image-a-37_1674696637040.jpg\" height=\"363\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King\u00bfs Lynn posted photos of the facilities on Twitter with symbols showing a silhouetted character in trousers and a skirt and the word \u00bfInclusive\u00bf\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King\u2019s Lynn posted photos of the facilities on Twitter with symbols showing a silhouetted character in trousers and a skirt and the word \u2018Inclusive\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Buckets are placed under leaks, while an intensive care ward had to be evacuated in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Matron Phulmattie Mohan said last year: \u2018The words that one of our patients used is that they were lying under a death trap.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A trust spokesman said it was applying for funding to build a new hospital.<\/p>\n<p>            <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/news\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Comments <span class=\"readerCommentsCount\">174<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\n\t    Share what you think\n          <\/p>\n<ul id=\"rc-tabs\" class=\"js-links dm-tabs cnr5 cleared\">\n<li class=\"dm-tab dm-tab-on bdrgr5 cnr-bdr wogr5 link-wox js-active\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Newest<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Oldest<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Best rated<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox last\">\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n        Worst rated<\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The comments below have not been moderated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bold pad5 wogr5 rc-info\">\n      The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.\n    <\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <a id=\"newcomment\" name=\"newcomment\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <span>Close<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-title\">Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?<\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-subtitle\">Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <span>Close<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-title\">Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?<\/p>\n<p class=\"modal-subtitle\">Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual<\/p>\n<p>  We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. 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