Hospitals declare critical incidents over A&E
Whiston Hospital is the latest hospital on Merseyside to declare a critical incident, as the NHS continues to see huge demand ...
Every patient to be tested for HIV in Liverpool A&E departments
Liverpool's hospitals are ramping up HIV testing efforts, introducing opt-out procedures for several departments. Patients ...
Flu peak is ‘STILL to come’ as cases ‘skyrocket’ and 12 hospitals declare critical incidents
BRITS are being told to attend A&E alone as another two hospitals declare ‘critical incidents’ amid the flu crisis. Senior ...
Another Merseyside hospital has declared a critical incident
Another Merseyside hospital has declared a critical incident as the crisis in Accident and Emergency continues to grip the ...
Four North West hospitals declare critical incidents due to overwhelming demand in A&E
Arrowe Park,, Aintree Hospital and Whiston Hospital have all declared a critical incident as the demand in the emergency department increases. | ITV News Granada ...
'Peak yet to come' as people told to wear masks to limit virus spread
In recent days hospitals in Northamptonshire, Cornwall, Liverpool, Hampshire, Birmingham, Plymouth and the Wirral have ...
See how many flu patients are in hospital near you - full NHS list
The number of patients on wards with flu increased by a fifth from 4,469 at the end of December to 5,408 last week, NHS data ...
Man, 80, lay on trolley in A&E corridor for over 40 hours as NHS crisis deepens
A woman has described 'horrific' scenes in a Merseyside hospital where her 80-year-old dad spent more than 40 hours on a bed ...
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Wirral University Hospital Trust declares critical incident for second time in a week
A Wirral NHS hospital trust has declared a critical incident for the second time in a week, as Emergency Departments across ...
'Horrific' scenes in A and E - woman describes 80 year old dad's 40 hour wait in hospital corridor
Liverpool man waits 40 hours in corridor in 'horrific' A and E at Arrowe Park Hospital with queue of 15 ambulances outside | ...
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Procalcitonin test fails to shorten antibiotic use in hospitalized children
A groundbreaking UK study led by the University of Liverpool has examined whether an additional blood test called procalcitonin (PCT) could safely shorten the time children spend on intravenous (IV) ...
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UK hospitals face pressure as flu cases rise - Reports
Eight major UK hospitals have declared a critical situation over the past day due to an unusually high demand, reportedly caused by pressure from seasonal flu.