Wednesday, 11 June 2014

NHS facing summer crisis as A&E performance deteriorates, says Labour

NHS facing summer crisis as A&E performance deteriorates, says Labour Opposition says hospitals having to cope with unexpected rise in patients raising questions about inadequate GP services

An unexpected summer crisis is developing in the NHS, with performance in accident and emergency departments deteriorating, bucking the normal trend of waiting times being worse in winter than summer, according to the Labour party.

The figures show a record number of patients attending hospital A&E departments in any one week and a record number then admitted to hospital wards. The figures show a total of 296,667 going to A&E in the last week of May, again raising questions about the adequacy of GP services. Of these 77,745 were admitted to hospital. Continue reading... The Guardian

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