'Utterly deplorable' burglars raid Derbyshire hospital

The Hand Outpatients area at Royal Derby Hospital is operating at a reduced capacity today (Tuesday, May 5) after equipment was stolen and damage caused during the raid.

Laptops were stolen and televisions were pulled off the walls during the incident which took place at some point between 8.30pm on Monday, May 4 and 7.30am on Tuesday, May 5.

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Gavin Boyle, chief executive at the hospital, said: “This is very upsetting and disheartening for colleagues who are working extremely hard to continue to offer exceptional care to our patients and keep them safe at this time.

“We take a zero tolerance approach to theft and treat all such offences with the upmost severity. We are working closely with Derbyshire Constabulary to support their investigations.”

Inspector Keith Chambers, of Derbyshire Constabulary, said: “The targeted burglary of a hospital is sickening at any time – but with the current pressures the NHS faces is utterly deplorable.

“The service the Kings Treatment Centre provides is absolutely critical to our community and I have no doubt there are people out there with information about those responsible for this act.

“I would urge anyone who can help bring them to justice to contact us in confidence via our website, the force social media channels or the 101 number.”

If you have any information, please contact Derbyshire Police on 101 and quote incident number 20*227415.