Pictures show the second day of queues of ambulances outside a busy Greater Manchester hospital as pressure mounts on the NHS.
It comes as the latest official NHS data reveals a total of 539 patients were admitted to hospitals in Greater Manchester on Boxing Day alone, with the figures illustrating patients were coming in faster than they could be discharged. Available hospital beds in Greater Manchester, meanwhile, are said to be almost full - the data shows occupancy is currently at around 98 per cent, with around a tenth of all beds filled with Covid-positive patients.
In pictures taken this evening, Thursday December 29, queues of ambulances can be seen lining up outside the Manchester Royal Infirmary.
