On Jun 24, 1:55 pm, T i m wrote:
On 24 Jun 2007 10:28:21 GMT, Realistically I could have bought and brought in the exact same make
and model bought from the same store as the Hospital did so
(potentially) would have been just as 'passable' as their own existing
fans and would have been visually acceptable etc (it's the same as
ours so should be ok .. ).

In a similar situation, but a residential home rather than a hospital,
brand new items were OK, only used items had to be tested first.

Local rules may be different.

MBQ