There was a near shutdown of nursing services across facilities operated by the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) between Friday night and yesterday.

During this long weekend, patients are therefore being urged to avoid hospitals and emergency facilities operated by the NCRHA and to instead utilise others, including the North West Regional Health Autho­rity (NWRHA), Eastern Regional Health Autho­rity (ERHA), and South West Region­al Health Authority (SWRHA).

‘Very strange’: NCRHA chairman Tim Gopeesingh.