The chief operating officer at the Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has said they are “always here to help” people in an emergency despite admissions approaching 500 a day.
The body revealed earlier this week it was using nurses to see if patients could be taken out of A&E and treated elsewhere.
It said in the past 38 days, 73 patients have been moved into an ambulatory care unit.
The trust said 82 per cent of those removed from A&E were discharged, reducing pressure elsewhere.
Despite this Rae Wheatcroft, chief operating officer at the Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, has said they will always be there to treat people emergency and life-threatening situations.
She said: “As part of our plans to reduce the amount of time people wait to be seen in our emergency department we introduced a team of advanced nurse practitioners to identify patients who could be assessed and treated in our Ambulatory Care Unit, and we will be increasing their numbers in the coming weeks.
“We would like to remind people that we are always here to help if someone’s condition is an emergency or life-threatening.
“However, if it is non-urgent please consider using other local NHS services such as GP surgeries, pharmacies, or alternatively you can access NHS 111 by phone or online for advice and information.”
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