Blazing weather sees record number of patients go to A&E

By The Newsroom
Published 24th Jul 2018, 16:52 BST
Updated 24th Jul 2018, 16:59 BST
Sun-scorched grass at Southsea Common, Portsmouth. Picture: Habibur RahmanSun-scorched grass at Southsea Common, Portsmouth. Picture: Habibur Rahman
Sun-scorched grass at Southsea Common, Portsmouth. Picture: Habibur Rahman
HOT weather has seen a '˜record' number of patients go to accident and emergency.

Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham saw 401 people at A&E on Sunday as the temperature reached 25.8C, in a recording taken in Gosport.

Mark Cubbon, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust chief executive, praised his staff for their hard work during the busy weekend.

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The trust usually expects 320 patients to attend at QA's emergency department.

Sun-scorched grass at Southsea Common, Portsmouth. Picture: Habibur RahmanSun-scorched grass at Southsea Common, Portsmouth. Picture: Habibur Rahman
Sun-scorched grass at Southsea Common, Portsmouth. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Posting on Twitter he said: '˜Thanks to all staff who were working on the QA site yesterday while responding to a record number of attendances to our ED [emergency department].'

Mr Cubbon, a former nurse, also shared a message from a charge nurse who said there were '˜record attendances' at the minor injury unit at Gosport War Memorial Hospital on Sunday.

It comes as the Met Office put in place a level three heatwave action alert '“ the second highest that can be issued. It will remain in place until Friday morning. 

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