A hospital trust that declared a 'critical incident' earlier this week has urged people to 'think very carefully' about attending at A&E over the festive period.
The critical incident was initially announced by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Tuesday (December 20) as the trust said it faced 'exceptionally high levels of occupancy, growing pressure on services, and unprecedented attendances' at the A&E department of the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan.
Today (Friday December 23) the trust announced that the critical incident has now ended but warned that 'exceptional pressure' on services and high levels of attendance are continuing to 'provide significant challenges'. It also asked that people collect family and friends from hospital as soon as they are ready to be discharged, to free up beds for those who need them.
