Nottingham and Nottinghamshire's health and care system has continued its 'critical incident' because of ongoing and increasing pressures on hospital services. That means some non-urgent operations, where patients require a stay in hospital, are being postponed so patients with the most urgent clinical need can be prioritised.
The 'critical incident' was first declared on Tuesday (July 26) evening because of unprecedented demand on NHS services across the city and county. And patients with the highest level of need will continue to be prioritised to ensure emergency care can be managed.
Services remain open through the weekend. Local NHS services are struggling because of significant numbers of Covid cases, a lack of capacity in the care sector and high numbers of patients arriving at hospitals needing treatment.
