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Health board declares critical incident amid ‘unprecedented’ number of patients

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in North Wales said it had been inundated with people needing emergency care.

The Independent UK

UK deaths due to emergency care delays 'not a short-term thing'

AN estimated 500 people are dying each week because of delays in emergency care and it's “not a short-term thing”, a senior health official…

The National (Scotland)

Deaths caused by emergency care delays ‘not a short-term thing’

Ian Higginson, vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said the current problems are not down to Covid or flu.

The Independent UK

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Some A&Es in ‘complete state of crisis’ amid pressure on NHS, medics warn

Health chiefs warn situation ‘intolerable and unsustainable’ with strain greater than at the peak of the Covid pandemic

Evening Standard

NHS pressure ‘unbearable’, medics warn Rishi Sunak as PM told to take action

Royal College of Emergency Medicine chief warns government may attempt to ‘discredit’ figures suggesting up to 500 deaths a week from delays in care

The Independent UK

Hoax calls to Scottish ambulance service wasted 1,700 hours as 'malicious' pranksters blasted

During the year to September 30, just over 133 hours were spent on malicious calls, which the Scottish Government have "strongly condemned".

Daily Record

500 deaths simply criminal and you can't blame it on strikes - Voice of the Mirror

This death toll is the consequence of criminal neglect and is on the watch of unelected PM Rishi Sunak and a Health Secretary, Stephen Barclay, who must be held accountable

Daily Mirror

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Health expert calls for 'four nation emergency strategy' to solve crisis in NHS

The UK Government should declare a national NHS major incident to rescue the healthcare system from the current crisis, a senior health official has…

The National (Scotland)

Government should declare national NHS major incident, warns health chief

The last time such a step was taken was in March 2020 as Covid-19 began sweeping through hospitals

Evening Standard

Government should declare national NHS major incident, warns health chief

The last time such a declaration was made was in March 2020 as Covid-19 began sweeping through hospitals.

The Independent UK

Ambulance service's plea for help after receiving over 1,200 calls in first 9 hours of 2023

EMAS has asked members of the public to be responsible for their own health and think about which services they need

Nottingham Post

Patient forced to wait 99 HOURS for a bed as NHS winter crisis tightens its grip

A patient at Great Western Hospital in Swindon was left on a trolley for over four days until a bed freed up, as a severe flu outbreak and rising Covid cases are said to be adding pressure to the NHS

Daily Mirror

Warning as Belfast emergency departments 'exceptionally busy' on New Year's Day

A number of health trusts have issued urgent appeals for staff to cover extra shifts in recent days

Belfast Live

NHS in crisis as 500 people die each week due to 'killer' to emergency care delays

Royal College of Emergency Medicine President Dr Adrian Boyle said the NHS 'cannot continue like this and 'it is unsafe and undignified' as he fired off a grim warning to Tory ministers

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Delays in urgent care ‘causing hundreds of deaths’

NHS waiting times are reaching record highs as hospitals are overwhelmed with patients amid a severe flu outbreak and rising Covid cases.

The Independent UK

What the papers say – January 1

The mastheads begin the year with stories on the NHS, the coronation and ‘Wet January’.

Daily Mirror

Overstretched paramedic's 'heartache' watching husband rush unresponsive wife to A&E

A clinician at East Midlands Ambulance Service said they were distraught by the incident and said the NHS and the ambulance service is "broken"

Daily Mirror

'Broken' NHS forces A&E staff 'to ask sick patients to monitor their own vital signs'

A&E workers have spoken of the 'Dickensian overcrowding' faced in hospitals as ten trusts declared Critical Incidents this week where services are crippled by staff shortages

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Wales Online

Welsh health board warns of 'unprecedented demand' and long waits at A&E ahead of New Year's Eve

People are being asked to only attend A&E 'if absolutely necessary'

Liverpool Echo

Multiple A&E departments issue warning as patient waiting times soar

Hospital bosses have warned people to "only attend A&E if your condition is life-threatening"

Daily Mirror

Hospitals in plea to New Year revellers as Covid and flu 'twindemic' sees cases soar

Figures show hospital flu cases are up more than seven-fold and Covid is still rife, with ambulance services appealing for people to use them "wisely" on Saturday night

The Independent UK

NHS staff on annual leave urged to help health board facing ‘extreme pressure’

NHS Grampian officials have said they are under an ‘extreme level of pressure’.

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland medics treat patients in back of ambulances due to 'extreme pressure' at ED

"Obviously this is not the standard of care that we would wish to be providing"

Nottingham Post

Notts health bosses urge public to help NHS deal with pressures as 'critical incident' declared

High numbers of patients continue to arrive at hospitals, creating a high demand across the system, extended waiting times to access beds within our hospitals and difficulties in discharging patients as well as the rise in Covid-19 and flu cases, ICB said.

Bristol Post

Bristol tops list of hospital patients waiting more than an hour to be handed over by ambulance staff

It comes after industrial action by ambulance workers the previous week and as more people are in hospital beds with winter viruses

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