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Niall Deeney

A&E consultant pleads with public over 'extreme pressure' at Altnagelvin

An A&E consultant has warned of "extreme pressure" at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry.

Paul Baylis, in a message shared online by the Western Trust, said: "We're under extreme pressure here today.

"At the moment we have 48 patients waiting for admission. I only have 44 places to lie down in my emergency department, that's how tight it's got."

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