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Don't come here says A&E crisis hospital

9:35pm Tuesday 19th January 2010 in


A HOSPITAL which takes Bucks patients today admitted it is in the middle of an A&E crisis because of pressure on beds.

Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust urged people to only come to A&E in a ‘critical or life threatening situation’ because of pressure on beds.

It said it is “experiencing huge pressures with the numbers of incoming patients and availability of beds”.

It has declared a “serious untoward incident” and is cancelling operations and discharging patients to free up beds.

Wexham Park Hospital, in Slough, takes south Buckinghamshire patients along with Wycombe Hospital – which stopped treating serious trauma patients in 2005 – and Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury.

The trust said: “We are appealing to the public to only come to A&E in a critical or life threatening situation.

“A&E departments provide immediate emergency care for people who show the symptoms of serious illness or who are badly injured.”

It urged people to contact NHS Direct on 0845 4647 or their GP.

Similar calls have been made recently by Bucks NHS chiefs in a bid to cut down on A&E attendances.

The statement said: “As always, the patients are our primary concern.

“The safety of patients and their care will continue to be the main consideration with any decisions made.

“The situation is being monitored on an hourly basis.”

Comments(13)

navy1 says...
9:44pm Tue 19 Jan 10

Just restore A&E at Wycombe and problem solved

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J B Blackett says...
9:55pm Tue 19 Jan 10

navy1 wrote:
Just restore A&E at Wycombe and problem solved
Correct !

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erm says...
1:04am Wed 20 Jan 10

isn't the real story that there is an outbreak of Norovirus and they are trying to contain it?

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Punchy says...
7:22am Wed 20 Jan 10

Yes, Erm is correct, once gain the BFP have been given the wrong steer on a story and because of the inexperience of the reporting staff have swallowed it hook, line and sinker.

Please be aware that Norovirus is rampant across Trust facilities at this time so only attend for a life-threatening emergency. The situation should improve during the remainder of January.

How about that, is accurate and gives the public the information they need.

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Steve Totteridge Hill says...
9:00am Wed 20 Jan 10

Punchy wrote:
Yes, Erm is correct, once gain the BFP have been given the wrong steer on a story and because of the inexperience of the reporting staff have swallowed it hook, line and sinker. Please be aware that Norovirus is rampant across Trust facilities at this time so only attend for a life-threatening emergency. The situation should improve during the remainder of January. How about that, is accurate and gives the public the information they need.
Nuff said!

2 out of 10 see me...

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miccles says...
9:20am Wed 20 Jan 10

navy1 wrote:
Just restore A&E at Wycombe and problem solved
Wouldn't that be great, i couldn't agree more, makes sense.

Pity the moneygrabbers don't see that.

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miccles says...
9:22am Wed 20 Jan 10

erm wrote:
isn't the real story that there is an outbreak of Norovirus and they are trying to contain it?
Whats that??????

Haven't heard of that.

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motco says...
9:57am Wed 20 Jan 10

miccles wrote:
erm wrote: isn't the real story that there is an outbreak of Norovirus and they are trying to contain it?
Whats that?????? Haven't heard of that.
If you catch it you'll certainly know all about it soon enough! It's also known as 'winter vomiting disease' - a bit of an understatement I gather.

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erm says...
10:26am Wed 20 Jan 10

Norovirus is 2 days of liquids coming from both ends at the same time, and very often...and spreads like wildfild. Can be fatal in the poorly and old, so hospitals are a huge risk but it doesn't worry about who it infects, staff, visitors, visitors families or patients.

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erm says...
10:28am Wed 20 Jan 10

when I said it spreads like wildifire, I dont mean the liquids from both ends...I meant the infection

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demoness says...
12:04pm Wed 20 Jan 10

And the tragedy is , it is almost always started in the community and brought into hospitals. A relative of mine was unlucky enough to have it when they were in hospital a few years ago. The ward was closed to admissions and when they traced the source, it was down to another patient's relative who had come to see them with a very upset stomach. It spread like wildfire - really nasty illness,. I think that is why hospitals always ask people NOT to come in if they have upset stomachs or have had diarrhoea and sickness within 48 hours.

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miccles says...
12:26pm Wed 20 Jan 10

sounds horrible, as i say never heard of it until now,

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Punchy says...
1:36pm Wed 20 Jan 10

miccles wrote:
sounds horrible, as i say never heard of it until now,
It's also available at the Fat Duck in Bray.

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