One hospital says it treated 560 patients on Monday, when it would normally see about 350.
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Great Western Hospital in Swindon said it saw 560 patients on Monday, when they would normally see about 350.is being compounded by industrial action involving junior doctors.Dr Emma Coombes from the British Medical Association said they are finishing the strikes earlier than during previous industrial action."We're worried about doctor safety as well as patient safety."
Chief medical officer at Great Western Hospital, Dr Jon Westbrook, said "significant numbers of patients" have been going to hospital with respiratory issues in the past few days.The hospital is urging patients to use alternatives to A&E, including Walk-in Centre and NHS 111 online and by phone. "The reality is the work we are seeing relates to just normal conditions, it is not caused by the strike, but obviously with less staff it is going to be a challenge to deal with extra demand that may come to the health system," he said.
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