A&E staff have been reduced to tears as they claim they are being forced to "resuscitate patients in the waiting room" as people wait "days" for beds.
Five senior staff at the The Royal Preston hospital have warned the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust of the "incredibly precarious" situation in a furious letter, seen by the BBC.
The note set out how ambulances are waiting more than four hours to unload patients as there is no space for them.
