BBCNEWS BBC July 1, 2024
waits in a&e here have been as long as 30 hours. the hospital trust reporting a near 70% increase in patients coming in. in the foothills of the lake district, cumberland infirmary is the largest accident and emergency hospital in cumbria but it's not big enough. it's already at capacity. there are no more beds. health bosses are working day and night to try and discharge patients. currently i don't have beds free in hospital and we have patients waiting and that is a concern for us and for patients. we have ambulance weights and so we are doing work to look at how we can maximise th...
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