Blackpool Victoria Hospital's sea of ambulances with handover delays and patients 'wait 40 hours for a bed'
Lancashire residents have been asked to 'consider if they need to come to A&E' after Boxing Day at one county hospital saw 20 ambulances reportedly queue to hand over patients to A&E staff, with some reportedly waiting up almost 40 hours for a bed.
This is not the first time in recent weeks that Blackpool Victoria Hospital has faced these pressures. Earlier this month, Bob Amos-Jones, Convenor for Cumbria and Lancashire for Unison members working for NWAS, told Lancs Live: "We're stuck waiting outside hospitals, queuing for hours at times, because there aren't enough beds and A&E departments can't cope. We're not getting to the patients and we desperately want to.
“Some people attending the Emergency Department at Blackpool Victoria Hospital may have experienced long waits in recent days depending on how serious their condition is," he told LancsLive. “We would ask the local community to please continue to consider whether you need to come to A&E or whether you would be better seeking help elsewhere such as an Urgent Treatment Centre or pharmacy.
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