SPECIAL REPORT: Drunks, 13-hour waits and people who don't need to be there - the view from A&E as Greater Manchester's NHS faces urgent crisis and hospital beds '98 per cent' full
As pressure on the NHS mounts in Greater Manchester like never before, a hospital visitor has revealed a stark and shocking picture of just one accident and emergency department, telling of patients sat in 13 hour-long queues to be triaged and of corridors inside 'piling up with beds'.
One source said January was usually the busiest time for the NHS, with spikes in demand expected, but said services were already starting the New Year 'from a really challenging position'. The hospital visitor, who the M.E.N. isn't naming, was visiting a poorly relative at Tameside Hospital's A&E department on Wednesday evening, as other hospitals spoke out to stress how busy their departments were and large numbers of ambulances were pictured queuing up outside entrances.
"Also on the same night in the same waiting room two guys, again both under the influence, came into the waiting area. One guy was holding a bloody hand up. It looked like he just punched something and his knuckles were bleeding, but it had now stopped. The Manchester Evening News asked Tameside Hospital for comment, but were referred to an earlier issued Greater Manchester NHS statement.
"As we head into the new year we also urge anyone experiencing flu or Covid-like symptoms to stay at home, so that you do not pass on your infection on to others. Both can be serious illnesses, so please take the necessary precautions to protect your loved ones, particularly those who are vulnerable, including getting your vaccines if you are eligible."
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