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| Liverpool bomb: Hospital boss praises 'brave and dedicated' staff | Liverpool bomb: Hospital boss praises 'brave and dedicated' staff |
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| The blast is being treated as a terrorist incident | The blast is being treated as a terrorist incident |
| Liverpool Women's Hospital's chief executive has praised her "brave and dedicated" staff and patients for how they coped after Sunday's explosion. | Liverpool Women's Hospital's chief executive has praised her "brave and dedicated" staff and patients for how they coped after Sunday's explosion. |
| Kathryn Thomson said the last two days had been "extremely upsetting and traumatising" for her colleagues. | Kathryn Thomson said the last two days had been "extremely upsetting and traumatising" for her colleagues. |
| She also thanked patients and visitors for the "co-operation and and patience" they had shown during and after the incident. | She also thanked patients and visitors for the "co-operation and and patience" they had shown during and after the incident. |
| Services had now returned to near normal levels, Ms Thomson added. | Services had now returned to near normal levels, Ms Thomson added. |
| Patients are no longer being diverted to other hospitals, and appointments are going ahead unless patients are informed otherwise. | Patients are no longer being diverted to other hospitals, and appointments are going ahead unless patients are informed otherwise. |
| Bomber was refused permission for asylum appeal | |
| Liverpool explosion: What we know so far | Liverpool explosion: What we know so far |
| Muslim people already suffering hatred, says MP | Muslim people already suffering hatred, says MP |
| Police are treating the blast on Remembrance Sunday as a terrorist incident. | Police are treating the blast on Remembrance Sunday as a terrorist incident. |
| A taxi exploded outside the main entrance at 10:59 GMT on Sunday, killing taxi passenger Emad Al Swealmeen. | A taxi exploded outside the main entrance at 10:59 GMT on Sunday, killing taxi passenger Emad Al Swealmeen. |
| The injured driver, David Perry, was able to escape his cab before it was engulfed in flames. | The injured driver, David Perry, was able to escape his cab before it was engulfed in flames. |
| He has since been discharged from hospital and has been widely praised for his actions. | He has since been discharged from hospital and has been widely praised for his actions. |
| Four men arrested in the Kensington area of Liverpool - three aged 21, 26 and 29, who were held on Sunday, and a 20-year-old man who was detained on Monday - have been released without charge. | Four men arrested in the Kensington area of Liverpool - three aged 21, 26 and 29, who were held on Sunday, and a 20-year-old man who was detained on Monday - have been released without charge. |
| Services are now said to be running as near to normal as possible | Services are now said to be running as near to normal as possible |
| Liverpool Women's Hospital receives about 50,000 patients annually and is the largest hospital in its specialism in Europe. | Liverpool Women's Hospital receives about 50,000 patients annually and is the largest hospital in its specialism in Europe. |
| Ms Thomson said she was "proud" to have "so many brave and dedicated colleagues" who worked "during the most upsetting of circumstances to keep our patients safe - in particular, the members of staff and public who were first at the scene of the incident and came to people's aide". | Ms Thomson said she was "proud" to have "so many brave and dedicated colleagues" who worked "during the most upsetting of circumstances to keep our patients safe - in particular, the members of staff and public who were first at the scene of the incident and came to people's aide". |
| She also thanked Merseyside Police, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and other emergency services and agencies who had supported the trust "and helped to keep everyone safe". | She also thanked Merseyside Police, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and other emergency services and agencies who had supported the trust "and helped to keep everyone safe". |
| Ms Thomson, who said she had received countless "messages of solidarity and support" from "across the city, the country, and beyond", also sent her "best wishes" to Mr Perry and wished him a "speedy recovery". | Ms Thomson, who said she had received countless "messages of solidarity and support" from "across the city, the country, and beyond", also sent her "best wishes" to Mr Perry and wished him a "speedy recovery". |
| Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the head of the NHS in England, Amanda Pritchard, also praised staff at the hospital who "really focused on maintaining services" despite a "really difficult 48 hours". | Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the head of the NHS in England, Amanda Pritchard, also praised staff at the hospital who "really focused on maintaining services" despite a "really difficult 48 hours". |
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