Routine elective operations were being rescheduled and a drive was under way to discharge as many patients as possible where it was safe to do so.
"This has resulted in a slight impact on waiting times, but we continue to admit, treat and discharge more than nine out of 10 patients within four hours".
During such times, Nick says, the short-stay wing can admit and discharge enough patients to fill each bed two or three times a day.
At the moment, I have five nurses training to become emergency nurse practitioners - which means they can examine, treat and discharge minor injuries from A&E without a doctor having to see the patient.
The EPA will impose on the company a pollution reduction program which could include upgrades to the mine's water treatment facilities and management of the mine water discharge, including tighter limits for nickel and zinc, for example.
The 21-year-old singer, who appeared at the hearing via video link from Los Angeles, received an absolute discharge on the assault charge and a C$750 £3900) fine for the careless driving charge.
Bieber's lawyer, Brian Greenspan, said the absolute discharge for the assault "recognised the fact that it was an incident that was somewhat provoked and that it lasted less than a minute".
NHS England said 91.6% of patients spent four hours or less from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge in the week ending 15 February, down from 92.9% the previous week.
"We are, however, facing an unprecedented demand at the front end and have declared today a major incident, which means a whole-hospital review of demand, capacity, staffing levels and discharge processes and other opportunities for improvement.We have established a control centre under the command of the chief operating officer".
According to NHS England, one in five hospital beds was occupied over the Christmas period by someone ready for discharge but unable to move on because of blockages in the system.
Figures released by NHS England on Monday show that 88.4% spent four hours or less from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge in the week ending 5 April.
