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

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

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 ...

A Merseyside dad has said he hopes his “despair” has come to an end now a Gaza ceasefire deal has been reached by Israel and ...

The hospital said it was struggling with flu levels and urged people to only attend in a genuine medical emergency Patients at Royal Liverpool University Hospital's accident and emergency unit ...

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 ...

Liverpool's hospitals are ramping up HIV testing efforts, introducing opt-out procedures for several departments. Patients undergoing routine blood tests will now be screened for other blood-borne ...

The number of patients on wards with flu increased by a fifth from 4,469 at the end of December to 5,408 last week, NHS data ...

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The Conservatives have blasted the Labour government after the announcement that a new Royal Berkshire Hospital will not be delivered for ...