Alder Hey children’s hospital, Liverpool, asks parents to only attend emergency department if it is urgent after incident in Southport
The home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has said she is “deeply concerned” at the “very serious incident” in Southport after at least eight people were stabbed this morning.
In a post on X, Cooper said:
All my thoughts are with the families & loved ones of those affected. I have spoken to the Merseyside police & Crime Commissioner to convey full support to the police & thanks to the emergency services responding.
We can confirm that the Trust has declared a major incident.
The Trust is working with other emergency services to respond to this incident and our emergency department is currently extremely busy.
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