Following a critical incident being declared by Cornwall health leaders late on Sunday, this is the current situation in the Duchy’s only A&E department.

The Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske, Truro currently has 90 patients in it, as of 7pm on Monday.

Of these, 33 patients are still waiting to be seen, with the figure rising as the evening progresses. Currently, the longest waiting time to see a doctor or nurse at the department, which is open 24 hours a day, is two hours and 14 minutes.

Nationally the NHS has a ‘four hour target’, which states that 95% of emergency patients should be seen, treated if necessary, and either discharged or admitted, within four hours of arrival in an Emergency Department, unless there are medical reasons for keeping a patient there.

Cornwall’s second largest department is the West Cornwall Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre at Penzance, which is open from 8am to midnight, has 13 patients as of 7pm and five patients waiting to be seen.

The longest waiting time to see a doctor or nurse is one hour and 51 minutes.

Late on Sunday evening Cornwall's health and care leaders declared a system critical incident, following the sustained pressure experienced by Cornwall's main hospital and emergency department over the weekend.

People are being urged to go to the Emergency Department only if they have a "life or limb-threatening emergency."

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MP Cherilyn Mackrory, whose Truro and Falmouth constituency the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske falls within, said she was sorry to hear the latest update.

She told the Packet on Monday: “I was sorry to see the critical incident declared by Cornwall's health leaders over the weekend, due to winter pressures worsened by the extremely cold weather we had last week.

“I pay tribute to all working at Treliske and elsewhere in Cornwall's health services during these challenging circumstances, and have reached out to Treliske management to ask if there is anything I can do to assist.”