Rise in Covid patients blamed for ‘extremely busy’ Emergency Departments at Craigavon and Daisy Hill hospitals

By Carmel Robinson
Published 1st Nov 2021, 14:41 BST
Updated 1st Nov 2021, 15:04 BST
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Craigavon Hospital’s Emergency Department remains ‘extremely busy’ following weekend pressures with 104 patients currently waiting.

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust said the EDs at both hospitals are ‘under pressure’ and patients can expect long waits.

It follows an appeal at the weekend for any staff (nurses or healthcare assistants) to come into work.

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A spokesperson for the Southern Trust said today that Craigavon Hospital remains ‘extremely busy’.