Friday 18 January 2019

NHS crisis: Damning figures show ambulance diverts have doubled and 19 out of 20 beds are full

NHS crisis: Damning figures show ambulance diverts have doubled and 19 out of 20 beds are full The number of times hospitals turned ambulances away from their A&E departments soared last week to its highest level this winter.

Accident and emergency performance figures this week show the NHS is feeling the strain, as snow falls across Britain and temperatures plunge to -4C.

One in eight people taken to A&E in an ambulance were forced to wait at least half an hour before being handed over because hospitals were too busy.

And 19 out of 20 overnight hospital beds in the entire country are full – higher than the 'safe operating level' and the busiest they have been all winter. The Daily Mail

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