Overwhelmed hospitals sent A&E patients away 89 times in five weeks NHS England’s winter figures show trusts have declared ‘operational problems’ 141 times and suffered string of ‘black alerts’
Hospitals have had to send patients elsewhere for treatment 89 times over the last five weeks because their own A&E unit was so busy, official NHS figures released on Friday show.
In addition, hospital trusts in England have run into “operational problems” no fewer than 141 times as they have struggled to cope with increased demand for care since the NHS’s winter pressures reporting system began collecting data on 30 November. Continue reading... The Guardian
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Hospitals have had to send patients elsewhere for treatment 89 times over the last five weeks because their own A&E unit was so busy, official NHS figures released on Friday show.
In addition, hospital trusts in England have run into “operational problems” no fewer than 141 times as they have struggled to cope with increased demand for care since the NHS’s winter pressures reporting system began collecting data on 30 November. Continue reading... The Guardian
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