hereClinicians are concerned about a potential influx of patients as a result of people hitting the booze after months cooped up at home.Outdoor coverings are being put up outside some emergency units, should large queues form outside.Clinicians could triage patients outside to assess whether they need to be treated in A&E, or whether they can seek treatment elsewhere.
Salford Royal, The Royal Oldham, and Fairfield General in Bury will be stricter than previously about who can be treated in A&E.
Dr Tom Leckie, consultant in emergency medicine, The Royal Oldham Hospital, said: "We are asking the public to think carefully before attending A&E this weekend and in the coming weeks. "COVID-19 is still circulating in our communities and our.
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