Source: Daily Mail
Staff at brand-new £334million Royal Derby Hospital face, alongside C.dif and MRSA, another challenge to their working environment - a ghost.
Staff are said to be so perturbed by the sightings that an exorcist is expected on the premises within days. One source on the premises told The Sun: 'Several people have seen a male figure cloaked from head to toe in black darting between rooms and through walls - especially in departments near the morgue.
'It's affected morale so much that bosses decided they have to act.'
There is speculation that the figure could be a Roman soldier killed there as the old Derby City General Hospital was built in the 1920s over part of a Roman road.
The number of staff complaints prompted an email from senior manager Debbie Butler where she outlined the plan to bring in an exorcist. (An Exorcist? Don’t make me laugh. What a load of Victorian Catholic claptrap. You’d be just as well to call in the fire brigade or a nuclear scientist! – MJ)
She wrote: 'I'm not sure how many of you are aware that some members of staff have reported seeing a ghost. 'I'm taking it seriously as it is affecting some members of staff and the last thing I want is staff feeling uneasy at work. 'I don't want to scare anyone any more than necessary, but felt it was best I made you all aware of the situation and what we are doing about it. 'I've spoken to the Trust's chaplain and she is going to arrange for someone from the cathedral to exorcise the department.'