Nottingham hospitals have warned of very long waits and overcrowding as a 'critical incident' remains in place. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) has issued a statement describing the immense pressure on health services as winter illnesses increase.
NUH, which runs Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital, and Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust (SFH), which runs King’s Mill, Newark and Mansfield Community hospitals, both declared a system-wide 'critical incident' on December 29, which is still in place as of today (January 3). A 'critical incident' is declared when the level of disruption results in a local NHS organisation temporarily or permanently losing its ability to deliver critical services.
In a January 3 update, an NUH spokesperson said: "The local healthcare system in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire continues to face sustained pressures and we remain in a critical incident.
