People doing 'lockdown DIY' are piling added pressure on the NHS as a rise in home improvements gone wrong is sending more residents to A&E.
Since the nationwide 'stay at home' policy was announced in a bid to stem the tide of Covid-19 infections, people have had to find new ways to fill the time.
For many this has meant digging out the toolbox and trying their hand at a garden makeover or a do-it-yourself version of Changing Rooms.
But a senior doctor has revealed that aside from coronavirus there is only one rise in the number of people coming to hospitals in the region - and the culprit is DIY accidents.