Major incident Antrim Area Hospital

This was a last resort says Northern Trust chief. A MAJOR incident at Antrim Area Hospital that saw the emergency department closed to new admissions due to a high volume of visitors has been described as deeply concerning.

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Jennifer Welsh was speaking after people were told not to come to Antrim Area Hospital on Saturday night in any circumstances.

. On Saturday night the trust tweeted. That number came down to fewer than 50 as of 1700. Discussions are ongoing this afternoon within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in relation to a potential major incident as pressures at Antrim Area Hospital have become more.

The Northern Health and Social Care Trust said it had to declare a Major Incident as a resultOn Saturday night the trust tweeted. Antrim Area Hospital remains under extreme pressure on Monday after it was forced to close its emergency department over the weekend for safety reasons. At one point 62 patients mostly frail and elderly were waiting to be admitted - the highest number ever recorded at the hospital.

UPDATE at 0800 on 131122 Antrim Area Hospital ED remains under EXTREME PRESSURE Please do not attend the ED unless your condition is urgent or life threatening. Antrim Area Hospital Emergency Department has reached. Police Ombudsman appeals for witnesses to Antrim hospital incident Most Read Lough Erne.

Declaring a major incident is rare and under such circumstances there is a call-out for staff to come into work. This announcement is one step below a major incident which means there are too many patients for staff to deal with safely. A major incident was declared at the weekend when a high number of critically ill patients arrived in quick succession at the Co Antrim hospital prompting the decision to temporarily close the.

The Trust recently took part in a large scale Major Incident Exercise. Antrim Area Hospital has said that it has warned for some time that it could be forced to close its emergency department due to safety reasons after it declared a major incident on Saturday. A potential major incident previously declared at Antrim Area Hospital has been stood down after an unprecedented demand for beds yesterday.

I t was revealed that 62 people needed to be. Jennifer Welsh the Chief Executive at the Northern Health Social Care Trust said the pressures are the worst she. Antrim Area Hospital major incident.

Antrim Area Hospital has said that it has warned for some time that it could be forced to close its emergency department due to safety reasons after it declared a major incident on Saturday. Antrim Area Hospital was forced to close the doors of its emergency department at the weekend after a disproportionately high number of critically ill patients arrived seeking treatment. The Northern Trust confirmed to UTV that a major incident had been declared.

The Northern Health and Social Care Trust said it had to declare a Major Incident as a result. On Saturday night the hospital. Antrim Area Hospital Emergency Department has reached.

A potential major incident was declared at Antrim Area Hospital in February. The hospital declared a major incident over the weekend and asked people to stay away after it. The exercise involved staff from Antrim Area Hospital and representatives from external agencies which included the.

A major incident means there are too many patients for. On Tuesday afternoon a potential major incident was declared at Antrim Area Hospitals Emergency Department while the South Eastern Trust was issuing an urgent appeal to staff. THE Northern Health Trust has said staff at Antrim Area Hospital have faced never-seen before pressure in the emergency department after a potential major incident was declared at the site.

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