NHS Lothian has warned today that its hospital sector is being pushed to its limit as it faces some of the most significant pressures to date.
Calum Campbell, Chief Executive, NHS Lothian, said the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, St John’s Hospital in Livingston, the Western General Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People were all stretched to capacity with large numbers of people still waiting to be admitted to a hospital bed.
He urged patients not to attend A&E unless they were experiencing a critical emergency and instead asked them to seek care and advice through the alternatives available.
