It wants to replace its existing 10-bed hospice based in three converted and extended homes in nearby Westcliff.

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Havens Hospices has wanted to replace its existing 10-bed hospice based in three converted and extended homes in nearby Westcliff.

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The trust said bed capacity had been reduced by 50% after the incident, from 24 beds to 14, but it intended to increase bed numbers by renovating existing wards.

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So it may be wiser to wait for the relief wells that are being drilled to get down to the point, 4, 000 metres below the sea bed, where they will intersect the existing well.

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The new 16-ward, 234-bed unit will be constructed within the hospital's existing grounds and will house patients from the end of 2017, the trust said.

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The new 16 ward, 234-bed unit will be constructed within the hospital's existing grounds and will open to patients at the beginning of 2017, the trust said.

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