Queues of up to 10 ambulances have been spotted outside one Greater Manchester A&E department as delays at hospitals continue across the country. The queue at Tameside Hospital comes after patients were left outraged as waiting times climbed from ‘11 hours’ to '19 hours' over the course of a morning on Wednesday (October 26).
Eyewitnesses at Tameside Hospital today (October 28) told of how ambulances parked directly outside A&E were met with more ambulances lining up in overflow areas around the department. Tameside and Glossop NHS Foundation Trust's website warns with an alert: "Our emergency department is very busy. Please consider if ED is the best place for your situation."
The 10 ambulances seen at around 2pm were lining 'both sides of the road and up the road as there was no room for all of them outside the A&E', said one passer-by.
