Commenting on Nottingham University Hospital’s decision to declare a critical incident today (Wednesday), UNISON East Midlands regional head of health Gareth Eales said: “Declaring a critical incident shows just how severe the pressures have become across Nottingham’s hospitals. “Frontline NHS staff are going above and beyond to keep services running and to provide the best possible […]
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A critical incident has been declared at four Lincolnshire hospitals because of staff shortages due to Covid-19. In a leaked memo dated Sunday 2 January, sent to staff at hospitals in Lincoln, Grantham, Boston and Louth, the Trust said it was ‘unable to maintain safe staffing levels’ causing ‘compromised care’. Figures showed the number of […]