A critical incident is declared when the level of disruption at a hospital results in the organisation losing its ability to ...

Royal Liverpool Hospital declared a critical incident on Tuesday 7 January after a rise in patient admissions to wards with the flu and respiratory illnesses. | ITV News Granada ...

Patients have been waiting as long as 91 hours in A&E for treatment, as bosses at the NHS Royal Liverpool Hospital urged staff to discharge more patients in a 'full capacity' emergency ...

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital has declared a critical incident over 'exceptionally high' demand on A&E ...

Whiston Hospital is the latest hospital on Merseyside to declare a critical incident, as the NHS continues to see huge demand on its A&E services. Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Aintree ...

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group brought in the measure on Tuesday, 7 January, due to sustained pressures at ...

The rising pressure on wards was also having an impact on waiting times, with a patient at one hospital forced to wait 50 hours. On Tuesday, Royal Liverpool University Hospital declared a critical ...

Liverpool Royal Hospital has declared a critical incident amid high flu levels to "support the safe care and treatment of patients" as it works with support organisations ...

And Royal Liverpool University Hospital declared a critical incident over "exceptionally high" flu cases and urged patients to visit their GPs or call 111 as patients reportedly faced waits of up ...

The University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, which operates the Royal Liverpool Hospital, has been contacted for a comment.

The Royal Liverpool Hospital has activated its 'full capacity protocol' as it takes emergency measures to deal with the soaring numbers coming into its emergency department. A notice has revealed some ...