Critical incident stepped down at Nottingham hospital trust

The trust is asking the public to choose NHS services wisely

Hospital bosses in Nottingham have stepped down a "critical incident" declared on Monday due to "sustained pressures".

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) has asked the public to continue to use NHS services "wisely".

They declared the incident on Monday, when some patients waited in emergency departments for about 36 hours.

Patients were placed on trollies in corridors, with about 70 waiting to be moved to other wards.

The trust said: "We would like to thank our colleagues for their extremely hard work in making this happen and for the support and care they continue to provide to our patients."

NUH, which runs the Queen's Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital, asked the public to still only attend emergency departments for "serious accidents or life-threatening emergencies".

A trust spokesperson previously said an IT system issue on Tuesday "may have caused delays" to patient care.

However the issue has since been resolved.