Warning as Hull's A&E comes under pressure

SURGE OF 'WALKING WOUNDED' AND PEOPLE WITH SEASONAL ILLNESSES AND VIRUSES HAVE BEEN TURNING UP AT HOSPITAL

- By DEBORAH HALL [e-mail] @DeborahHall15

PEOPLE are being warned of long waits at Hull’s Emergency Department (ED) unless they are a genuine medical emergency as Hull Royal Infirmary comes under pressure.

A surge of “walking wounded” and people with seasonal illnesses and viruses have been turning up at the hospital’s Emergency Care Area in recent days, putting emergency services and frontline teams under strain.