NHS bosses in Greater Manchester have issued an urgent plea amid immense pressure on services. "Today has been beyond anything we have experienced before," they wrote in a stark message on Wednesday evening (December 28).
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care has pleaded with people only to call 999 or attend A&E in an 'life-threatening' emergency. It follows a surge in patients needing care across the region following Christmas.
Hospitals across Greater Manchester have warned patients to expect 'extremely long' waits of four hours or more. At least ten ambulances were pictured waiting outside Royal Bolton Hospitals' busy A&E department earlier in the evening.
