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Northeast Ambulance Service has announced a second major incident in just over a week due to “unprecedented” pressure following the Christmas break.

The incident was claimed to be caused by a significant delay of more than 100 patients waiting for an ambulance, as well as a decrease in the availability of ambulance crews to respond because of delays in patient handovers at hospitals in the region. area.

A critical condition means that the service cannot provide normal vital services and the patient could be in danger.

It comes after the majority of ambulance services in the UK declared serious incidents last week ahead of the strikes and the Christmas period.

Shane Woodhouse, chief strategy officer at North East Ambulance Service, said: “This is the second time in nine days that we have declared a critical incident due to the unprecedented pressure we are seeing across the country. medical system.

“Declaring a critical incident alerts our health system partners to provide support when they can and means we can focus our resources on patients who need it.” best.

“The public should only call 999 in a life-threatening emergency. For all other patients we encourage them to use www.111.nhs.uk, talk to their GP or pharmacist. their officer.

“We will advise some patients to self-medicate when it is safe to do so.

“We know patients will have to wait longer for ambulances – please call back only if your condition worsens or cancel if no longer needed.

“We are receiving more calls to 111 right now and are asking those callers to please review 111 online first and don’t call 999 unless your condition is life-threatening.”

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