NHS Grampian were plunged into crisis as bosses admitted they were unable to cope with the surging demand.
A Scots health board has been forced to send sick emergency patients outwith their region this evening as they deal with a 'critical incident'.
A statement read: "Ambulance patients to be taken outside of Grampian due to extreme pressure on Aberdeen Royal Infirmary “Patients requiring immediate life-saving care will still be dealt with at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, however we are working with colleagues in neighbouring boards, and in the Scottish Ambulance Service, to divert other patients, where clinically appropriate, to alternative hospitals.
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