Extreme weather breaks MRI scanners and cooling units, as workload rises for sleep-deprived staff on sweltering wards

A UK hospital has declared a critical incident and is restricting services to life-threatening emergencies only, as it struggles to cope with a sharp rise in demand driven by…

NHS facility struggles amid record heatwave

Heatwave causes hospitals to declare critical incidents including Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS trust

Extreme weather breaks MRI scanners and cooling units, as workload rises for sleep-deprived staff on sweltering wards

Critical incidents can be declared when health and care services are so busy that special measures are needed to restore normal operations and keep patients safe

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Rare red warning for extreme heat is in place until 9pm for London, southeast and east of England

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Hundreds of patients have had hospital appointments cancelled while others are being resuscitated in corridors as hospitals shut down in the extreme heat.