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Nov 2019
Nottingham hospital trust declares ‘critical incident’ due to A&E pressure
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, which runs the Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital, has declared a “critical incident” because of the “exceptional” pressure on their A&E departments.
The trust has been on OPEL4, previously known as black alert, since Monday morning, and on Wednesday raised the level further.
This has led to some routine operations being cancelled as the trust prioritises those who are in need of emergency care.
The trust’s chief operating officer, Lisa Kelly, said “This is following a number of days seeing exceptional pressure across the system, with high numbers of very poorly patients arriving at our emergency department.”
She went on to say that they were working very closely with health and social care partners and working towards discharging patients in “timely” manner in order to free up beds.
The trust has been at level OPEL4 at least once this year, but this is the first time the pressure in the A&E department has been raised to a critical incident.
Ms Kelly added “This is not unique to Nottingham, and hospitals across the country are also experiencing similar pressures.”
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