Dr Nigel Ruddell said the longer patients wait outside an ED the more they are likely to deteriorate.

Hospitals in the West are experiencing critical incidents due to high levels of flu and norovirus. Services are "extremely ...

The noise, huddles of doctors and nurses, anxious looks on faces, trolleys being navigated awkwardly around patients on ...

The BBC's Hugh Pym spent two days in A&E at Warwick Hospital where management declared a critical incident, with some staff ...

Whiston Hospital is the latest hospital on Merseyside to declare a critical incident, as the NHS continues to see huge demand ...

Patients can also use the NHS 24 Online app to assess their symptoms and find nearby services, including a Minor Injuries ...

Some hospitals in England are "full to bursting", an NHS chief has warned, as flu levels are up 21% on the week prior, ...

The UK's National Health Service (NHS) has reported that the last 12 months were its busiest year on record for Accident and ...

The number of flu patients in hospital in England is nearly five times the figure at the start of last month. NHS England has ...

NHS leaders have warned that the peak of the flu cycle has not yet hit, with February and March potentially worse for the ...

More Cornwall patients waited over an hour in ambulances outside of A&E than anywhere else in the country, new data shows.

The NHS experienced the busiest year on record for A&E and ambulance services last year - with pressure continuing in 2025 as ...