Oldham hospital A&E department likened to a 'scene from a disaster film'

The accident and emergency department of a Greater Manchester hospital has been likened to a ‘scene from a disaster film’ by a councillor.

Liberal Democrat Councillor Dave Murphy was describing the state of the emergency department at the Royal Oldham Hospital when he made the comparison. North West Ambulance Service paramedics report that patients in Greater Manchester are regularly being held in ambulances for hours as they wait for a bed inside hospitals.

Speaking at a recent full council meeting, Coun Murphy said: “Ambulances queued outside, beds filling the corridors of A&E, the staff running around and parking carnage – likened to a scene from a disaster film, this is Oldham Royal Hospital A&E on a daily basis.