Help us get through this difficult winter, medics urge Northern Ireland public

The latest data from the Department of Health showed a hospital occupancy rate of 96% (Michael Cooper/PA)

The medical Royal Colleges have united to plead with the public to help the health service get through this difficult winter.

The appeal from the Royal Colleges of Surgeons, General Practitioners and Physicians came as the latest data from the Department of Health showed a hospital occupancy rate of 96%.