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Jun 2021
Harrogate hospital emergency department treating 'unsustainable' patient numbers
A senior consultant at Harrogate District Hospital has urged people not to visit the emergency department unless necessary due to an 'unprecedented' number of patients.
Dr Helen Law, a consultant in emergency medicine, spoke after figures revealed the number of people seeking treatment had risen by 23 per cent compared with two years ago.
Over seven days from June 1 this year, 1,115 patients attended the emergency department compared with 939 patients during the same period in 2019, pre-covid.
The figures were released by West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts, which represents six NHS trusts in Yorkshire. The six trusts together have seen an average rise in the number of emergency patients over the same period of 17%.
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Dr Law said:
The increase in patients is not believed to be linked to coronavirus.
The number of covid patients has remained low at Harrogate District Hospital over summer and currently number just three.
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