HEALTH bosses at Hereford County Hospital are opening up extra beds to cope with an increase in the number of seriously ill patients they are treating. Staff at the hospital are currently analysing recent statistics to try and get to the bottom of what has caused the influx of patients, which has built up throughout April. Other healthcare providers are also reporting an upsurge in the number of seriously ill patients they are dealing with. See full story in this week's Ross Gazette.