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Hospital's desperate plea as more than 170 people left waiting in A&E today

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A Greater Manchester hospital has issued an urgent plea for the public's help as more than 170 patients were left waiting in its accident and emergency department.

The Royal Bolton Hospital says its emergency department is facing huge pressure this week 'with a surge in demand and a large number of people waiting to be admitted for a bed'.

More than 170 people were left waiting inside the A&E at lunchtime today, Monday February 26, according to the hospital.

Attendances to A&E are up 10 per cent in comparison to previous Mondays, causing NHS doctors to urge people to 'only attend in life or limb-threatening emergencies so that staff can prioritise care' for patients with the most serious needs.

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