MP calls for urgent health reform as NHS declares critical incident in Cornwall

The Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro is experiencing long ambulance queues (Ben Birchall/PA) - (PA Archive)

An MP has called for urgent reform of the NHS and social care after NHS bosses in Cornwall declared a critical incident.

Andrew George, who represents St Ives for the Liberal Democrats, said resilience must be improved at Cornwall’s hospitals to prevent the crisis every winter in the NHS.