A hospital trust tonight declared a 'critical incident' over what it called 'immense pressure on its services' on the eve of tomorrow's ambulance service strike.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said it was currently facing 'exceptionally high levels of occupancy, growing pressure on our services and unprecedented attendances' at the A&E department of the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan.
In a stark Twitter message, the trust said: "Our A&E is full. Do not attend, unless you have a life or limb-threatening emergency."
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