Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

14/01/2026

As we remain in a Critical Incident, Medical Director Manjeet Shehmar is asking for public support in getting medically safe patients home and out of hospital to recover as soon as is safe to do so.

Here is how you can help:
✔️Have travel plans ready and be prepared to pick patients up as soon as you are contacted
✔️Make sure patients are returning to a warm home
✔️Stock up on food and medicines
✔️Ensure bedding is clean to help prevent infection

We would like to thank the public for their continued support and want to again apologise for the impact this has had on our standards of care.

14/01/2026

Critical Incident Ongoing

While our position is improving, we are still not where we need to be for our patients or staff and our hospitals are still full.

We continue to take all actions we can, including opening more space, but you can help too:
🔹 Only attend A&E in an emergency
🔹 Please collect patients promptly when they’re ready for discharge

Help your loved ones come home sooner by:
✔️ Planning transport
✔️ Preparing the home
✔️ Being ready to collect when contacted

13/01/2026

As we remain in a Critical Incident, due to significant pressures on our services, our Medical Director Manjeet Shehmar is explaining how you can help. This includes:

🔵Only using A&E in an emergency.
🔵Using NHS 111 or your GP for advice.
🔵Visiting a pharmacy for minor illnesses.
🔵Using an Urgent Treatment Centre for injuries and non-emergencies.
🔵Collecting patients as soon as they are medically fit to leave.

13/01/2026

NUH has today (Tuesday 13 January 2026) declared a Critical Incident due to severe and sustained pressure on our services.

Since Christmas, rising demand, winter infections, and staff sickness have led to significant and unacceptable delays in our A&E and across our hospital wards.

🚨In an A&E at QMC designed to treat 350 patients a day, we are regularly seeing more than 500 patients a day.
🚨On our busiest day of the year so far (7 January 2026), 550 patients attended our A&E.
🚨Demand on our hospital beds has exceeded all of our forecasted modelling.
🚨Patients are having unacceptable and lengthy waits on corridors.
🚨Staff are working under extreme pressure

You can help us by only using A&E in an emergency or serious accidents. For all other issues please ensure you have called 111 beforehand to be directed to the most appropriate service. When we’re discharging patients, we ask that their friends or loved ones pick them up from hospital as soon as possible and have everything they need at home.

If you have a planned appointment, please continue to attend unless you hear from us.

11/01/2026

Our Emergency Department is very busy at the moment. If you’re unwell it’s really important that you choose the right service to get help.

08/01/2026

Severe weather warnings for snow mean dangerous travel conditions are anticipated across the East Midlands tonight and Friday 9 January. If you can, stay indoors and avoid unnecessary journeys.

Stay warm by heating up your home and wear layers. Ensure you're stocked up with food, water, and basic medicines for coughs and sore throats. Act early if you feel unwell - don't wait to get your symptoms treated.

You're not alone - NHS services are here

💊 Pharmacies for quick advice and over-the-counter remedies.
📱 NHS 111 phone or online for urgent health guidance without leaving home.
🏥 Urgent treatment centres for non-emergency care if you must go out.
🚨 999 for immediately life-threatening emergencies only.

Check in on vulnerable friends or family by phone or video.

08/01/2026

People of NUH – meet Joe 👋

Joe joined NUH Pharmacy in 2018 as an Apprentice Assistant Technical Officer. Since then, he’s completed his Level 2 and 3 pharmacy qualifications to become a fully qualified Pharmacy Technician.

Through hard work and learning from those around him, Joe has progressed his career at NUH, rotating across both QMC and City campuses in a range of pharmacy departments. Today, he’s in a managerial role within the inpatient pharmacy dispensaries.

What Joe loves most about working at NUH:

“No two days are the same – time flies! There’s always something happening, patients to support and teams to work with.”

Did you know?
The NUH Pharmacy team is huge, with a wide variety of roles. Some are clinical and ward-based, while others work behind the scenes in areas like clinical trials and dispensaries.

Joe’s top life advice:

“Work hard, be kind, and enjoy what you do. We spend a lot of time at work, so it’s important to make it a positive experience.”

07/01/2026

With Storm Goretti moving in, an amber cold alert remains in place across the East Midlands from tomorrow, Thursday 8 January until Friday 9 January.

Cold weather can have a serious impact on health, remember to choose the right NHS service for you.

If you’re unsure where to turn:

- NHS 111 can help you decide what to do next

- Your local pharmacy can offer advice and treatment for many winter illnesses

- Your GP can support ongoing or worsening symptoms

- Urgent Treatment Centres can help with injuries or illnesses that aren’t life-threatening

- Only attend A&E for serious or life-threatening emergencies

Please check on vulnerable people in your community, particularly older adults and those with existing health conditions, who may need extra support during this period. Simple actions can really help, such as:

- Making sure they have enough food and medication

- Helping with shopping or prescription collections

- Checking they are keeping warm at home

Making the right choice this winter helps you, and helps the NHS when it’s needed most. 💙

With the recent cold weather, more people are feeling unwell with winter illnesses and injuries. If you do need help, choosing the right NHS service can make sure you get the care you need as quickly as possible — while helping to keep emergency departments free for those who need them most.

If you’re unsure where to turn:

🔵 NHS 111 can help you decide what to do next
🟢 Your local pharmacy can offer advice and treatment for many winter illnesses
📞 Your GP can support ongoing or worsening symptoms
🏥 Urgent Treatment Centres can help with injuries or illnesses that aren’t life-threatening
🚨 Only attend A&E for serious or life-threatening emergencies

Making the right choice this winter helps you, and helps the NHS when it’s needed most. ❄️💙

06/01/2026

Olivia Howe was inspired to care after having reconstructive surgery as a child. Olivia was born without her right ear and was deaf on her right side. After having surgery at 10 years old, she wanted to be a surgeon and even started to operate on her teddy bears.

Olivia is now a surgical trainee at NUH, and is trying to make people feel how she felt being helped all those years ago.

If you have a story of being inspired to care that led to a career at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust then get in touch with us via email: nuhnt.nuhmedia@nhs.net.

05/01/2026

Congratulations to our most recent Values in Practice (ViP) Award winners!

Johnny Coyne, Driver, Linen Services – Nominated for his One Team approach

Miloslava Mclean, Laundry Production Manager – also nominated for her One Team approach

Our values are at the heart of everything we do. If you know a staff member, team or volunteer at NUH who deserves a ViP Award, nominate them today.

03/01/2026

Orthotists work across every department in the hospital, specialising in the design, manufacture, fitting, and adjustment of orthotic devices.

An orthosis is an external device worn on the body to improve alignment, support movement, and manage musculoskeletal conditions such as braces, splints, insoles etc.

Orthotists are both clinical collaborators and skilled human-movement specialists, creating devices that help improve patients’ lives every day.

03/01/2026

With the recent cold weather, more people are feeling unwell with winter illnesses and injuries. If you do need help, choosing the right NHS service can make sure you get the care you need as quickly as possible — while helping to keep emergency departments free for those who need them most.

If you’re unsure where to turn:

🔵 NHS 111 can help you decide what to do next
🟢 Your local pharmacy can offer advice and treatment for many winter illnesses
📞 Your GP can support ongoing or worsening symptoms
🏥 Urgent Treatment Centres can help with injuries or illnesses that aren’t life-threatening
🚨 Only attend A&E for serious or life-threatening emergencies

Making the right choice this winter helps you, and helps the NHS when it’s needed most. ❄️💙