Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB
The health and care system in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire has declared a critical incident.
We are continuing to see high numbers of patients arriving at our hospitals, high demand for all services across the system, extended waiting times to access beds within our hospitals and difficulties in discharging patients.
As a result, the health and care system is taking additional steps to prioritise and maintain safe services for patients. Working together as a system, we will provide mutual aid, maximise resources to manage urgent and emergency care pressures and coordinate our incident management.
Our aim is to prioritise patients with the highest level of need and ensure that we continue to be able to manage emergency care. This means that some operations and outpatient appointments may be postponed to prioritise patients with the most urgent clinical need. We regret that it has been necessary to take this step, but it is important that we focus on patients needing urgent and emergency care as a priority. If you are not contacted directly about an operation being postponed, please continue to attend your appointment as usual.
Our teams are continuing to work exceptionally hard, and we would like to reassure the public that despite the challenges faced, our services remain open for anyone who needs them. However, there are ways that you can help us.
What you can do to help
Industrial action is taking place across the system this week. For latest information on these strikes please visit:
