Pressure: Royal Blackburn staff have said other services have been affected by the levels of Covid cases FRONTLINE workers at Royal Blackburn Hospital have said that the number of Covid patients has affected their surgery services. Speaking to BBC North West Tonight, several doctors and a nurse have said that the pressure they are under has had a significant knock on effect on other services, including cancer treatment. This comes after public health officials warned of triple Covid pressures hitting the hospital, which now has to transfer patients elsewhere due to the number of coronavirus cases it has to treat.