Mice halt operations at Hull Infirmary

The day surgery unit at Hull Royal Infirmary had to be closed to send a pest control team in and carry out deep cleaning after the incident.

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust said a number of non-urgent operations had to be cancelled.

Julie Saunders was with her son Jack who was meant to be having surgery on his hand. She said he called her attention to a mouse at the door.

At first she thought he was kidding her, until she saw one “poke his head out.”

She added; “The nurses stopped what they were doing and 20 minutes later said the operations were cancelled and they were sending everyone home.”

A spokesman at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust said: “We can confirm there has been an isolated incident within our Day Surgery Unit today where it appears a field mouse has made its way in to the department. As a result, several operations have been postponed.

“As a result of the incident we contacted our local pest control service immediately. The team are currently on site working hard to ensure any disruption is minimal and we are aiming to reopen the unit as soon as possible.”