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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Ashlie Blakey

Greater Manchester hospital with 'extremely busy A&E' issues advice

A hospital in Greater Manchester has issued advice to patients amid 'extremely busy' scenes in A&E.

The emergency department at the Royal Bolton Hospital is currently 'experiencing extremely high levels of activity'. Wait times in A&E for patients today are more than four hours, according to a post on the Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Facebook page.

Health bosses urged people to call 111 for advice before attending hospital. They said the most seriously injured or ill people will 'always been seen immediately'.

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