Monday, 25 September 2017

A&E trolley waits soar in five years

A&E trolley waits soar in five years The number of patients languishing on trolleys before being admitted to A&E has soared in the last five years, new data reveals.

Doctors’ leaders have branded as “unacceptable” new figures showing 1,597 people had to endure waits of 12 hours or more in the first three months of this year, a 10,546 per cent increase since 2012.

They warned the situation is likely to deteriorate even further this winter, with the NHS braced for what is predicted to be the worst flu season in history. The Daily Telegraph

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