Hospitals report easing of beds crisis over holiday weekend

ACCIDENT and emergency departments at some of the country’s biggest hospitals reported an easing off in the beds crisis over the bank holiday weekend.

In a welcome respite from the overcrowding which left dozens of patients on trolleys for prolonged periods earlier in the week, hospitals described conditions over the weekend as “manageable”.

Newly formed hospital lobby group, Patients Together, is not, however, backing off from plans to generate a nationwide campaign for radical improvements in A&E services.