Message to every Essex resident in Tier 4 on New Year s Eve from Essex Resilience Forum. This is made up of the NHS, police, fire service and councils.
As many of us will see in the new year tonight, leaders across Essex say now has never been a more important time to follow tier 4 rules to minimise the spread of coronavirus.
They’re urging everyone to play their part by complying with the regulations to help drive down infection rates and to follow the rules during 2021.
Anthony McKeever, Executive Lead for Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership, said: “With a vast vaccine roll out effort underway, there really is light at the end of the tunnel.
Major incident in Essex with patients treated in terror attack tents and ambulances as Covid overwhelms hospitals thesun.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thesun.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Busy - hospitals across Essex are stretched. Picture: PA A major incident has been declared across Essex as the county s healthcare system struggles to cope with a rising number of patients in need of acute care. There is particular pressure on the Mid and South Essex trust - which runs Southend, Basildon and Broomfield hospitals - with bosses there confirming this morning that there are now more than double the number of Covid patients which were being treated in the first wave of the virus. Staff at that trust have been asked to return from leave to plug gaps in levels.
A MAJOR incident has been declared for the whole of Essex due to the strain coronavirus is putting on the county s health services. On Tuesday the number of patients in Essex receiving treatment for coronavirus exceeded those seen at the peak of the first wave of the virus in the spring. In response to the massive growth in demand on hospitals, particularly in mid and south Essex, the Essex Resilience Forum (ERF) has declared a major incident . This means the county can seek further financial support from the Government in a bid to help ease the pressure on the NHS.
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ESSEX today called in the Army after declaring a major incident at their crippled hospitals with patients being treated in the back of ambulances.
Sir Bernard Jenkin, MP for Harwich and North Essex, made the plea as it was revealed frontline workers are facing unprecedented pressure.
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Patients could be treated in triage tents - usually reserved for large-scale disasters, like terror attacksCredit: AFP - Getty
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Ambulance crews are under unprecedented pressure, it was claimedCredit: Twitter/lizbenne
He asked Health Secretary Matt Hancock for military support in building extra hospitals and to help roll out the Covid vaccine.
Sir Bernard told MPs today: I can confirm that Essex has declared a major incident and can I also inform [Hancock] that at this very moment they are submitting a request for military assistance to the civil authority, a MACA request to assist with the construction of community hospitals, additional hospital capacity and supported by