Grange Hospital: A&E patients face 14-hour wait, bosses warn
Dr Calvert said the health board was investing in medical staffing on wards to free up time for trainees.Shortly after, eight doctors were appointed, with an additional 27 being interviewed this week after a second recruitment round in January.
He explained the original plan did not include acute patients being seen across four hospitals, but Covid had forced their hand. Meanwhile, the Welsh Ambulance Service also advised people to make their own way to hospital unless they had life-threatening injuries due to demand on Tuesday evening.: "Despite actions to try to stabilise our services, today we've had to declare a state of 'business continuity' due to sustained pressure.
"We know Covid had a detrimental effect on the delivery of healthcare, but Labour ministers have had months to prepare the NHS for recovering from the pandemic but seem to be missing in action."