The trust declared the major incident on Saturday after the ED at Antrim Hospital reached capacity.
BBC News NI Health CorrespondentA major incident means there are too many patients for staff to deal with safely.
Senior trust executives took the decision after the emergency department at Antrim Area Hospital reached full capacity. The Northern Trust used social media to appeal to the public "not to attend under any circumstances. "Under such circumstances there is a call out for staff to come into work.Senior doctors and trust directors are meeting to discuss further contingency plans.
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