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Royal Bolton Hospital declares major incident
The Royal Bolton Hospital has declared a major incident due to the number of people needing treatment there. It said some patients had been waiting for a bed for 12 hours since the decision to admit them.
Royal Bolton Hospital has declared a major incident Credit: Royal Bolton Foundation Trust
The Royal Bolton Foundation Trust said at 1pm Tuesday afternoon there were 53 people in its A&E needing treatment.
The trust said 15 people were waiting for a bed on a ward.
The trust also said that, although people attending A&E could have been treated at home, that was not the main problem.
The trust's Chief Operating Officer said:
We have some seriously ill patients who do need to be admitted and our main issue has been the difficulty in quickly freeing up beds and finding places for those patients who no longer need hospital care. Calling a major incident is a mechanism by which we can focus all our efforts on delivering safe care for those whose need is most urgent.
– Andy Ennis, Royal Bolton Foundation Trust Chief Operating Officer
