'Critical incidents' declared at hospital and ambulance trusts

Ambulance and hospital trusts across the country have declared critical incidents as a result of "sustained" and "unprecedented" pressure on services.

Declaring a critical incident allows trusts to prioritise the patients most in need and to instigate additional measures to protect patient safety, trusts said.

It comes as nurses were striking for a second day on Tuesday, and as fears grow over the impact of an ambulance strike on Wednesday - when thousands of paramedics, technicians, control room workers, and other staff in England and Wales are set to walk out.

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