Critical incident declared at Nottingham University Hospitals

A critical incident has been declared at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) due to an increase in demand the trust has struggled to meet.

The hospital stated that it had seen “significant demand” on services and in A&E in particular in the last week, which had resulted in patients suffering long waits in corridors.

Andrew Hall, Chief Operating Officer at NUH, said: “We have been working tirelessly all week to mitigate the pressures we are currently seeing but this has not had the desired impact, and so we declaring a critical incident is necessary to protect patient safety”.

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