A patient died after falling from height in the main atrium of a Yorkshire hospital on Wednesday.
A spokesperson for Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust confirmed to the Yorkshire Post the male patient died in a ‘sad and tragic incident’ on Wednesday evening . West Yorkshire Police subsequently launched an investigation into the death. Talib Yaseen, Chief Nursing Officer at the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust said: “Sadly, on Wednesday evening a patient died at Pinderfields Hospital after falling from a height in the main atrium.
“I am extremely thankful to colleagues at the Trust for their professional and compassionate response. Not only were they supportive to the other patients and visitors who were in the atrium at the time but they were also a huge support to each other. “West Yorkshire Police are currently investigating the incident and we are working closely with them.
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