Top doctors at the new Royal Liverpool Hospital have told their bosses that they are "ashamed" of the "dreadful conditions" in the "chaotic" emergency department of the new facility.
The new Royal finally opened in October after years of delays and problems. The move has coincided with a huge crisis in emergency care, with hospitals across the country finding themselves overwhelmed. But a letter signed by 31 medics - including the hospital's clinical director for acute and emergency care and the department's clinical lead - said the move to a hospital with fewer beds “without any workable contingency plans, [was] frankly inconceivable."
The letter was leaked to Health Service Journal and dated November 8.
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