The first minister warns of 'exceptional and severe' pressure on Scotland's health services.
Scotland's hospitals are "almost completely full", with bed occupancy exceeding 95% last week, the first minister has said.Demand for hospital beds had been driven up by "extraordinary" levels of winter flu, rising rates of Covid infections and cases of Strep A.
She said the pandemic had dealt a "significant shock to the system" and that this, coupled with "extraordinary levels of other illnesses", was creating unprecedented pressure. Meanwhile the ambulance services responded to more than 16,000 emergency incidents in the past week, up 11% on the average for the previous four weeks.
This will include an expansion of the NHS 24 helpline, with an acceleration of work on a new app and self-help guides. Health boards will also be given fresh guidance on the "escalation contingencies" they can take to protect "critical and life-saving care".
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