NHS hospital issues rare 'black alert' as it's flooded with hundreds of patients at A&E

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NHS hospital has issued a "black alert" after being flooded with hundreds of A&E patients every day.Barnsley Hospital warned it was “unable to deliver comprehensive care” and patient safety is at risk on Tuesday.It issued the most serious NHS hospital stress alert as 15 people were left waiting for a bed in the department.Internal emails revealed more than 300 daily arrivals at the South Yorkshire A&E department, the Independent reports.An email sent to staff warned of the "pretty challenging" bed situation as the hospital was forced to declare Operations Pressure Escalation Levels.It said more than 40 patients were in the emergency department and 15 of them were waiting for a bed.By the evening, the number of patients in A&E escalated to.