thrown into crisis mode as 999 calls surged by 36 per cent amid reports of up to 12 ambulances queuing outside A&E departments and paramedics waiting in corridors with patients.
But bosses, who are investigating the major incident, have guarded against comparing it to last night's Twitter warning, in which the service put out a post warning: "We are exceptionally busy this evening.
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