North East Ambulance Service has declared a critical incident due to 'unprecedented' pressure across the health system.
North East Ambulance Service has declared a second critical incident in a matter of days because of "unprecedented" pressure across the health system.North East Ambulance Service has declared a second critical incident in a matter of days because of "unprecedented" pressure across the health system.
It was declared because of significant delays for more over 100 patients awaiting an ambulance, as well ambulance crews availability due to of delays in handing over patients at the region's hospitals. Declaring a critical incident allows trusts to give priority to patients most in need and to initiate extra measures to protect the safety of patients.
The announcement comes after the majority of ambulance services in England declared critical incidents on December 21 ahead of industrial action and the Christmas period. Shane Woodhouse, strategic commander at North East Ambulance Service, said: "This is the second time in nine days that we have declared a critical incident due to the unprecedented pressure we are seeing across the health system.
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