Name: Blackpool NHS Trust declares internal critical incident
Uploaded: 2022-01-04T15:16:20+00:00
Duration: 3 min 37 s
Description: Blackpool is the latest NHS trust to declare a critical incident due to staff shortages and very high demands for its services as hospitals face pressure from rapidly rising rates of Omicron. The Trus

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Blackpool is the latest NHS trust to declare a critical incident due to staff shortages and very high demands for its services as hospitals face pressure from rapidly rising rates of Omicron.

The Trust has released a statement saying that staff across the Trust will be working together and that some non- urgent activity will be stepped down.

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