A critical incident has been declared at hospitals in South Warwickshire amid a "consistently high" demand on services. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust said it had experienced "some of the highest" attendances it had ever seen at the emergency department in Warwick in the past week.

Here’s a list of NHS hospitals we know have declared critical incidents: Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Non-urgent patients have been warned of long waits in A&E and have been urged to “consider other options. | ITV National News

A health boss at a county's NHS that has declared a critical incident said its hospitals had been dealing with high demand for more than a month. The NHS in Northamptonshire said there was mounting pressure on health services,

NHS hospitals across England have declared critical incidents because of a surge in flu-related hospital admissions.

Several hospitals and NHS trusts across England have declared critical incidents due to sustained pressure on their emergency departments

East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has formally stood down its first ever critical incident, which was announced partly due to widespread flooding. The organisation declared the incident on Monday evening as severe flooding hit the region.

A number of NHS trusts in England have declared critical incidents amid "exceptionally high demands" on emergency departments. One trust said it is seeing "high numbers of older patients with respiratory problems exacerbated by the cold weather".