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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Gloucestershire NHS trust to discharge 140 patients over ‘extreme winter pressures’

a West Midlands ambulance driving on a road
West Midlands ambulance service said delays in crews handing over patients to A&E staff hit an ‘unacceptable’ record high over Christmas and new year. Photograph: Darren Staples/Getty

An NHS trust is preparing to cancel operations, urgently discharge 140 patients and restrict admissions to help it cope with “extreme winter pressures”.

The Gloucestershire acute trust declared a “critical incident” on Wednesday as hospitals in England asked patients seeking medical help to come alone to reduce overcrowding in A&E.

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