Hospital has asupporting role

Ilkeston Community Hospital will continue to play a role in supporting displaced patients as the future of nearby Heanor Memorial Hospital is decided.

The Heanor health facility is facing a crisis after asbestos was found in the building on Ilkeston Road.

The initial discovery was made in the boiler room last September, which forced some services, including a blood clinic, to be transferred to Ilkeston hospital on Heanor Road.

But since then more asbestos has been found.