Critical incident remains in place for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire's NHS
It comes on day two of the six-day walkout by junior doctors
A critical incident for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire's NHS system remains in place today.
It's day two of a six-day walkout by junior doctors from the British Medical Association.
The critical incident was declared yesterday in response to a high number of people needing care and a reduction in staffing levels, which bosses say led to very long waits in A&E departments and for admission onto wards.
In a statement, the Integrated Care Board said all parts of the NHS in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are working together to support A&Es and the position has been stabilised, but significant pressure remains.
The critical incident means all NHS organisations can work even closer together by sharing resources, ensuring demand is spread more evenly and appropriately across NHS services and collaborating more closely with social care to speed up discharges.
Dr Dave Briggs, Medical Director at NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, said: “We are extremely grateful for all the effort and hard work of people working in the NHS, social care and our partners, the collective response is making a huge difference.
“We would also like to thank the public for their support, understanding and for following advice to only attend A&E if they have a life-threatening illness or injury that cannot be treated elsewhere.
“People can continue to really help us by supporting relatives to return home from hospital when they are medically fit. Help with practical arrangements like transport, making sure they have a key, that there is food and drink at home and that they have medication and any equipment they need to aid their recovery can make a huge difference.”