Critical incident stood down at NHS trust
BBCA critical incident that covered Nottingham's two main hospitals due to "severe and sustained pressure" on services has now been stood down.
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust, which runs the Queen's Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital, declared the status on Monday after a spike in service demand, driven in part by recent hot weather.
However, NUH said the number of patients waiting on corridors in its emergency department had reduced and "our most at-risk pathways... are in a better position".
The trust said it discharged 466 patients on Tuesday, but warned "hospitals remain busy" despite pressures easing.
In a statement on its website, NUH said: "While numbers are lower, patients are still experiencing long waits in ED [the emergency department], and there are patients on corridors.
"We are sorry for the continued impact this is having on people using our services and apologise for delays in your care.
"Our sincere thanks go to our staff who have been working hard in very challenging conditions, and to the public for your patience and understanding at this time."
The public have been asked to continue to help the hospitals run by NUH, by collecting relatives who are fit to go home and only using emergency services for serious or life-threatening problems.
An appeal has also been made for anyone with flu or other respiratory illness symptoms to delay visiting hospitals until the illness has passed.
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