The West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), which covers six hospitals in West Yorkshire and Harrogate, has urged patients to attend their local R&D only in “real life-threatening situations”. The warning came after the clinical director of a Lancashire hospital said patients usually waited more than two days for a bed, with staff left “crying with frustration and anger”. “In recent months we have had more than 50 patients on a regular basis waiting for a bed and that wait has been longer than 60 hours,” said Graham Ellis, clinical director at Royal Preston Hospital’s executive team. letter leaked to the Health Service Journal. He added: “We have seen senior experienced staff crying in frustration and anger as patients had to be refreshed in the waiting room, examined in the waiting room and on CT scans, we saw patients leave the ward as they were taken out of a cabin to allow to someone more unwilling to be treated in his former place and the patients die without the dignity of privacy “. The latest A&E turnout figures for WYAAT Hospital Trusts showed a 14.2% increase in attendance compared to the same week in 2021. Dr Andrew Lockey, an emergency medical consultant with the Calderdale Foundation and the Huddersfield NHS, said: “It’s really important that people only come to an accident and emergency department if they really need it. Our hospitals are extremely busy and people have to wait a long time to see them. “In the last two weeks we have faced enormous challenges with the sharp increase in the number of people attending accidents and emergencies. This puts extra pressure on our teams that are responsible for treating patients with serious and life-threatening conditions. “If you are not well and not sure which health care service you need, call NHS 111. A well-trained clinical counselor will refer you to the most appropriate service.”
