![Western Trust on Twitter: "We are appealing for Band 5 Staff Nurses & Band 2 Nursing Assistants to cover shifts (days & nights) at Altnagelvin Hospital today (30 Dec) and throughout the Western Trust on Twitter: "We are appealing for Band 5 Staff Nurses & Band 2 Nursing Assistants to cover shifts (days & nights) at Altnagelvin Hospital today (30 Dec) and throughout the](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FlOGcMLXwAAK5AX.jpg:large)
Western Trust on Twitter: "We are appealing for Band 5 Staff Nurses & Band 2 Nursing Assistants to cover shifts (days & nights) at Altnagelvin Hospital today (30 Dec) and throughout the
![Altnagelvin Hospital Emergency Department in "dire straits" with over 45 patients waiting for bed - Belfast Live Altnagelvin Hospital Emergency Department in "dire straits" with over 45 patients waiting for bed - Belfast Live](https://i2-prod.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/article22060016.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/0_Derry-Londonderry-127_JKjp.jpg)
Altnagelvin Hospital Emergency Department in "dire straits" with over 45 patients waiting for bed - Belfast Live
![Patients waited over three hours longer at A&Es in December than previous year | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Patients waited over three hours longer at A&Es in December than previous year | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk](https://focus.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/thumbor/rIn7cXngxdr1On2uZTymm63g7Sg=/960x640/smart/prod-mh-ireland/35e02743-00dc-4fee-b4ca-57d5786c4b70/99ecdac2-8617-4569-9c8b-325589507a36/35e02743-00dc-4fee-b4ca-57d5786c4b70.jpg)