The Royal Liverpool Hospital has issued a full capacity alert for the second time in as many weeks.
Just 24 hours after patients began moving into the new site, the hospital has had to warn of a “very high demand” for medical beds in its emergency department (ED). In an email to staff sent by Dr Oliver Zuzan, medical director at the Royal, it is warned that there is “very limited space in (ED) to see emergency presentations” and no capacity in GP assessment units.
This, it said, would add to long waits in the ED. Earlier this month, a similar warning was issued by bosses at the Royal, with ambulances having to be held outside the hospital and no space available in its resuscitation areas. Yesterday marked the first day of a 24-day move from the current Royal Liverpool Hospital to the new site.
