Patients have been told to only call 999 or attend A&E for serious emergencies.
, increased its status to critical incident level two on Monday night, with an email to staff describing "long delays in patient handovers".Patients have been told to only call 999 or attend emergency departments for serious accidents and emergencies.
They added: "We are currently experiencing high demand at our hospital and, as such, would remind people to only attend accident and emergency if it is a genuine emergency." "We are working closely with our partners in the Norfolk and Waveney healthcare system to maximise capacity during this period of high demand," they added.
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