A very worrying situation indeed
The boss of Nottingham's hospitals said he has been kept awake at night by the immense pressure on 'very busy' emergency departments. Anthony May, chief executive at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust , made the comments as many NHS organisations remained in 'critical incidents' due to increasingly high demand on services - and he revealed nine wards were currently occupied by patients ill with Covid or flu.
Read more: Notts health bosses urge public to help NHS deal with pressures as 'critical incident' declared "People are waiting too long, we don't like it - it's not good for them and it's certainly not good for their families or the staff. We've worked really, really hard over the Christmas and new year period to keep people's waits down and keep them as comfortable and safe as we can.
NUH are caring for 165 patients with flu and a further 137 patients with Covid on wards. Mr May added: "We have declared a critical incident, which does what it says on the tin. It means we can't run our normal services in the way we would like to, so everything at the moment is focused on making sure that people are safe, and well cared for, and don't wait too long, and are cared for in suitable surroundings - we're doing the very best that we can.
“Friends and family play an important role in helping get patients home where their recovery can continue more quickly in their own surroundings. Please speak to our ward teams about how you can help and support an earlier discharge for your relative or loved one. Every hour matters and you will be helping us care for people who urgently require our care.”
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