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Greater Manchester A&Es ‘extremely busy’ with ‘more than 50 hour waits’ for beds at one hospital

  • December 4, 2025
  • Posted by: Zahid Chauhan
  • Category: Campaigns
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Winter has started early’, with ‘lots of viruses’ spreading. He urged people to ‘use all resources appropriately’, going to pharmacies, GPs and calling 111 before attending A&E.

He added: “We know this is the historic underfunding of resources in hospitals. This particularly affects places like Oldham with deprivation and chronic illnesses. We need more beds. We need more resources. That’s a national conversation we need to have.”

Read the full article on the Manchester Evening News here.