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Everything you need to know as Nottingham hospitals end critical incident

A critical incident was declared two days ago

Everything you need to know as Nottingham hospitals end critical incident

1. A two-day critical incident has been stood down at Nottingham's hospitals but the demand for beds still remains "extremely high". Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH), which runs the Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital, declared the incident on Tuesday, January 13, and ended it on the afternoon of Thursday, January 15.
2. A critical incident is declared when the level of pressure results in a local NHS organisation temporarily or permanently losing its ability to deliver critical services. The trust stated it had declared the incident as it was "experiencing pressures like never before".
3. More than 500 patients were coming through the emergency department every day - despite it being set up to handle 350 patients over a 24-hour period. On the busiest day of the year so far (Wednesday, January 7), the number of patients coming through A&E rose to 550.
4. On Thursday, January 15, NUH said it had stood down its critical incident after reducing the number of A&E patients, easing pressure on other wards and improving its staffing position. However, the trust said it remains at its "highest escalation level short of declaring a critical incident".
5. Andrew Hall, chief operating officer, said: “While we are out of the critical incident, we are not out of the woods. Our hospitals remain exceptionally busy."

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