Critical incident declared due to extreme pressures
07/04/2022
Both the ambulance service and hospital A&E staff are asking people to help them by choosing the right service
South Central Ambulance Service has declared a critical incident due to extreme pressures across their services. The critical incident was declared yesterday and came after a large volume of calls were received at a time when they were experiencing holdups releasing some of their ambulances from busy hospitals.
The critical incident remains in force today.
On Wednesday Oxford University Hospital’s Trusts urged people to choose the right NHS service for their needs. They said the Accident and Emergency departments at both the Horton General Hospital and the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford were experiencing high levels of demand.
The Ambulance Service said they would continue to prioritise those patients with life-threatening injuries and illnesses.
Published: by the Banbury FM News Team
