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NHS under even more pressure thanks to huge numbers getting injured doing DIY during lockdown

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People doing 'lockdown DIY' are piling added pressure on the NHS as a rise in home improvements gone wrong is sending more residents to A&E.

Since the nationwide 'stay at home' policy was announced in a bid to stem the tide of Covid-19 infections, people have had to find new ways to fill the time.

For many this has meant digging out the toolbox and trying their hand at a garden makeover or a do-it-yourself version of Changing Rooms.

But a senior doctor has revealed that aside from coronavirus there is only one rise in the number of people coming to hospitals in the region - and the culprit is DIY accidents.

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