{"id":805384,"date":"2026-10-17T08:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T08:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/805384\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T08:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T08:44:10","slug":"surrey-hospital-facing-very-high-number-of-ae-patients-as-advice-offered-to-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/805384\/","title":{"rendered":"Surrey hospital facing \u2018very high number\u2019 of A&E patients as advice offered to public"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Surrey hospital\u2019s emergency department is currently \u201cunder significant pressure\u201d the Chief Medical Officer has said<\/p>\n

St Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey(Image: Surrey Advertiser)<\/p>\n

Ashford & St Peter\u2019s Hospitals NHS Trust is asking the public to use healthcare services \u201cappropriately\u201d this week while its Emergency Department faces a \u201cvery high number of patients\u201d.<\/p>\n

The NHS<\/a> Trust made a statement on social media which warned that the Emergency Department (ED) in Chertsey<\/a> was \u201cvery busy\u201d. Saying in the post: \u201cPlease make sure you are using the right service for your needs\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Trust\u2019s primary 24-hour ED can be found in St Peter\u2019s Hospital on Guildford<\/a> Road.<\/p>\n

Ashford<\/a> Hospital is based in Stanwell and does not have an ED, instead it has an Urgent Treatment Centre, patients attend here for non-life-threatening medical problems that are too urgent for a GP appointment.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, a neighbouring NHS Trust in Royal Surrey issued a similar warning to the public where they shared that on Monday, October 5, 2026 the Trust recorded its highest number of ED attendees<\/a> with almost 350 people needing care at once.<\/p>\n

In a statement to Surrey Live on Friday (October 16), the Ashford & St Peter\u2019s NHS Trust\u2019s Chief Medical Officer asked the community which it serves to do their part by \u201cusing NHS services appropriately\u201d.<\/p>\n

More information on this can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In short, people should ensure they are attending the right service for the specific needs they are facing. Ranging from GPs, to pharmacists and mental health services, alongside Urgent Treatment Centres and Emergency Departments.<\/p>\n

Dr Mark Roland, Chief Medical Officer of Ashford & St Peter\u2019s Hospitals NHS Trust said on Friday morning (October 16): \u201cAshford and St Peter\u2019s Hospitals are currently seeing a very high number of people attending the Emergency Department (ED) for emergency care.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur colleagues are working hard to ensure people receive the care they need, prioritising our most unwell patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith our Emergency Department under significant pressure, we are asking our local community to help by using NHS services appropriately.<\/p>\n

\u201cUsing the most appropriate option can help you be seen more quickly and ensures others get the care they need during this busy time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Surrey hospital\u2019s emergency department is currently \u201cunder significant pressure\u201d the Chief Medical Officer has said St Peter’s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":805385,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[3859,124994,102,2960,104,192673,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-805384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-ashford","tag-chertsey","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-nhs","tag-st-peters-hospital","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=805384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/805385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=805384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=805384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=805384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}