{"id":3444,"date":"2026-02-13T18:41:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3444"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:41:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:41:33","slug":"critical-incident-declared-at-nottingham-university-hospitals-joe-co-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3444","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Critical incident&#8217; declared at Nottingham University Hospitals &#8211; JOE.co.uk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\u2018Critical incident\u2019 declared at Nottingham University Hospitals\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/01\/breaking-news-2.webp?height=431&amp;width=767\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>BREAKING<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) has declared a critical incident due to seeing &#8220;significant demand&#8221; on services over the last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>It marks the second time the trust has declared a critical incident in less than two months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;We have been working tirelessly all week to mitigate the pressures we are currently seeing, but this has not had the desired impact, and so declaring a critical incident is necessary to protect patient safety,&#8221; Andrew Hall, chief operating officer at NUH, said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>NUH says demand is particularly significant in A&amp;E, which has led to patients having &#8220;unacceptable and lengthy waits&#8221; in corridors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>They also say they have seen a significant increase in patients with respiratory issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The hospital says more than half of beds are currently taken up by patients aged over 80.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>NUH say they are asking staff to work additional shifts and they&#8217;re moving to create more bed space to help with flow through the hospitals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Critical #incident #declared #Nottingham #University #Hospitals #JOE.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) has declared a critical incident due to seeing &#8220;significant demand&#8221; on services over the last week. 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