Major incident Antrim Area Hospital

22 February 2022 1931 THE Northern Health Trust has said staff at Antrim Area Hospital have faced never-seen before pressure in the emergency department after a. A very high number.

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This was a last resort says Northern Trust chief.

. We had a high number of people arriving. 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. On Tuesday afternoon a potential major incident was declared at Antrim Area Hospitals Emergency Department while the South Eastern Trust was issuing an urgent.

A potential major incident was declared due to severe pressures in the Emergency Department at a Northern Ireland hospital. The Northern Trust confirmed to UTV that a major incident had been declared. 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.

This was a last resort says Northern Trust chief The hospital declared a major incident over the weekend and asked people to. Jennifer Welsh the Chief Executive at the Northern Health Social Care Trust said the. A potential major incident was declared at Antrim Area.

A potential major incident was declared when the hospital had no available beds. The hospital declared a major incident over the weekend and asked people to stay away after it reached. NHS Antrim Area Hospital major incident.

The social media call by Belfast trust followed a major incident at Antrim Area Hospital on Saturday night where staff overcome by the workload were forced to close to new. An ambulance at Antrim Area Hospital on Tuesday night - the hospital had declared a potential major incident due to a lack of beds Staff at Antrim Area Hospital were. Jennifer Welsh was speaking after people were told not to come to Antrim Area Hospital on Saturday night in any circumstances.

T he Northern Health and Social Care Trust declared a major incident on Saturday evening and later confirmed the hospital was at full capacity and under extreme pressure. Declaring a major incident is rare and under such circumstances there is a call-out for staff to come into work. 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.

A potential major incident previously declared at Antrim Area Hospital has been stood down after an unprecedented demand for beds yesterday. Dr Eimhear Kearney a consultant in the emergency department of Antrim Area Hospital said a potential major incident was declared on Tuesday as a flare for help. Referring to the decision to call a major incident on Saturday night Ms Welsh said pressure had been building for days.

In previous years the Northern Trust has participated in a number of major incident exercises involving staff from Antrim and Causeway Hospitals and community support staff. This was a last resort says Northern Trust chief The hospital declared a major incident over the weekend and asked people to stay. A potential major incident was declared at Antrim Area Hospital in February but was stood down after several hours.

Antrim Area Hospital had to close its doors on Saturday due to a high level of critically ill. Antrim Area Hospital major incident. A major incident means there are too.

I t was revealed that 62. The move was taken on Tuesday at Antrim Area. On Sunday morning the trust said the emergency.

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