Royal Liverpool Hospital declares critical incident over soaring flu cases
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Royal Liverpool Hospital said it had seen an increasing number of people in emergency departments with flu. A major hospital has declared a critical incident following a surge in flu and other respiratory illnesses across the region. Royal Liverpool Hospital declared the incident due to “exceptionally high demand” over patients being admitted to emergency services wards.
It comes after it was reported patients were facing waits of up to 50 hours at the hospital’s emergency department. “We have seen an increasing number of people with flu and respiratory illnesses in our emergency departments in recent weeks,” a University Hospitals of Liverpool Group spokesperson said.
“Given the exceptionally high demands on our Emergency Department, especially with flu and respiratory illnesses, and the number of patients we have taken this action to support the safe care and treatment of our patients, which is our absolute priority,” it added.
