It is understood there are 119 people waiting in the Emergency Department in Craigavon Hospital with 83 in Daisy Hill Hospital. A spokesperson for the Southern Health and Social Care Trust said: “Both Craigavon & Daisy Hill Hospitals are under severe pressure-119 in Craigavon ED and 83 in Daisy ED with long waits for those whose condition is not life-threatening or urgent and large numbers waiting for a bed on a ward in hospital. "Please Phone First (up to 9pm) before coming to ED Tel: 0300 123 3 111. Families please help by taking your loved ones home when medically fit for discharge. Our staff are working hard in difficult conditions and we thank you for your patience.”