Ambulances have been pictured lining up outside Stepping Hill as hospital trusts across the region warned of seven hour waits in A&E on Monday. Numerous trusts in Greater Manchester reissued urgent advice for people to only attend if they are in an emergency, with further pressure mounting on the NHS.
And as some patients anonymously claimed they were given a six-hour waiting time, with over 150 people reportedly waiting to be triaged at Manchester Royal Infirmary on Monday afternoon, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust warned of 'extremely busy' A&E departments, with an average of 330 patients a day coming through their doors over the last week.
Ambulances were pictured lining up outside of Stepping Hill Hospital on Monday afternoon, just a short while after the Stockport NHS Foundation Trust reissued advice for patients to attend their A&E departments in 'emergencies only'.
