6000 per cent rise in number of patients stuck on trolleys for 12 hours The number of patients waiting 12 hours on trolleys has risen by more than 6,000 per cent as hospital overcrowding reaches a record high, NHS figures show.
The Royal College of Surgeons said the situation had become “exceptionally worrying,” urging the next Government to draw up immediate plans to deal with the crisis.
Occupancy levels are now the highest on record - with 91.4 per cent of beds filled, compared to recommended rates of 85 percent, the statistics show.
More than 20 trusts regularly reached occupancy of at least 99 per cent during the period, the figures show. The Daily Telegraph
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The Royal College of Surgeons said the situation had become “exceptionally worrying,” urging the next Government to draw up immediate plans to deal with the crisis.
Occupancy levels are now the highest on record - with 91.4 per cent of beds filled, compared to recommended rates of 85 percent, the statistics show.
More than 20 trusts regularly reached occupancy of at least 99 per cent during the period, the figures show. The Daily Telegraph
See also:
- Average hospital bed occupancy rate for 2017 sits at 92% The Daily Mail
- NHS A&E units are 'stretched to their very limits' The Daily Mail
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