East Surrey Hospital Declares Critical Incident in Hot Weather

UK hospital declared critical incident as heatwave drives surge in dem

A UK hospital has declared a critical incident and is restricting services to life-threatening emergencies only, as it struggles to cope with a sharp rise in demand driven by extreme heat.

Critical incident declared at Surrey Hospital as temperatures climb

Patients have been asked only to attend A&E if they have a life-threatening emergency

East Surrey Hospital declares critical incident in hot weather

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust have declared a critical incident due to high levels of demand at its East Surrey Hospital site and on its emergency care services.

Heatwave forces hospital to declare critical incident and reschedule appointments

East Surrey Hospital in Redhill declares critical incident amid high demand and heatwave. NHS Trust reschedules non-urgent care to prioritise urgent patients.