Yeovil Hospital on 'Red alert' as A&E overwhelmed
Yeovil Hospital is on "red alert", blamed on too many people coming to accident and emergency departments "unnecessarily".
Patients are being asked to use the A&E department only if it is urgent.
The hospital declared the highest level of alert on Tuesday.
Black alert status occurs when a hospital cannot cope with the number of people coming into the accident and emergency department because too few people are being discharged
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