Pressures mount on A&E departments at Northamptonshire hospitals during this cold weather

Pressures mount on A&E departments at Northamptonshire hospitals during this cold weather Health leaders issue a warning urging people to take care in the cold conditions as the county's A&E departments continue to experience extremely high numbers of attendees.

Both Kettering General Hospital and Northampton General Hospital continue to see large numbers of people who are acutely ill and need high priority hospital care.

In addition, residents continue to report to A&E for minor injuries and ailments that could have been treated more appropriately by other NHS services such as NHS 111, pharmacies or their GP. Northants Herald and Post