TWO further Scottish hospitals have been in a rare ‘Code Black’ status as a result of rising pressures during the third wave of Covid. Officials at NHS Grampian have confirmed that Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin have both been at capacity in recent days. The health board is now being forced to cancel procedures and appointments to free up staff working on urgent and emergency care. They say that a steady increase in positive cases requiring hospital care, coupled with the increase in staff absences due to self-isolation and school holidays, has led to the decision. “I can confirm that both Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Dr Gray’s Hospital have been at Black status (i.e.

Source: The Herald July 07, 2021 16:07 UTC