Birmingham hospitals declare ‘critical incident’ as admissions soar

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A trust responsible for three hospitals in Birmingham and another in Solihull has declared a ‘critica; incident’ this evening.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation trust has declared the incident after its hospitals have been suffering ‘extreme pressures’.

The Trust which runs Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Selly Oaks, Heartlands in Bordesley, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton ColdfIeld and also Solihull Hospital has said its sites are seeing ‘significant and sustained’ pressure as winter approached.

The Trust has declared the ‘critical incident’ in part due to an influx of flu patients.

It says some 269 patients with flu have had to be admitted across its four sites.

It has also introduced mask-wearing in all its clinical departments in a bid to stop