The trust's medical director says the situation in hospitals remains the worst he has ever seen.
Dr Tristan Richardson said 10-hour waits in emergency departments were unacceptable
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Trust, which operates emergency departments in Bournemouth and Poole, declared the alert on 29 December. "And that's because of a number of different issues. Yes, we've got increasing Covid and flu but actually we've got sicker people coming into our hospitals.
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