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Hospital bosses are looking into why there has been a significant rise in patients walking into A&E.
University Hospitals of North Midlands saw 2,570 A&E attendances in the week ending April 4, up from 1,890 in the first week in February.
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More than 4,500 patients have been waiting over a year for treatment at Staffordshire s main hospital trust – and bosses believe waiting lists will continue to rise.
University Hospitals of North Midlands had 4,563 over 52-week breaches in March, up from none at all 12 months earlier, due to elective treatments being stood down during the pandemic.
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Dozens of Indian nurses who were due to start at Stoke-on-Trent s main hospital have been delayed – due to their country s massive surge in Covid cases.
More than 40 nurses from India had been offered jobs at University Hospitals of North Midlands following an international recruitment drive, which aimed to plug long-standing gaps in the nursing workforce.