Rowans Surgery in Streatham, South London, was left with a £1,000 bill after a pile of asbestos-filled roofing was dumped on its premises.
The practice’s CCTV caught a van, with its licence plates covered and headlights dimmed, dumping the rubble in the practice car park on a Friday evening earlier this month. The practice quickly alerted the police, and paid specialists £1,000 to clear the substance, ensuring that patient services were not affected.
Rubbish left in practice car park
Practice business manager Chris Newman said: ‘I am very angry. I think is disgraceful they decided to leave it on NHS property. We’ve got vulnerable patients walking in and out.
Mr Newman said it was disappointing that practice funds had to be used to clear up the rubble. ‘That’s money that has been taken out of patient care.’
Mr Newman said that, a week after the incident, a neighbouring practice also reported having rubble tipped onto its premises, although the rubble did not contain any asbestos.
