Waiting times at major A&E departments worst on record in January, figures reveal The NHS has suffered the worst pressure in its history this winter, Jeremy Hunt has said, as new statistics show record Accident & Emergency delays.
More than 1,000 patients faced trolley waits of more than 12 hours in January, after doctors had decided they should be admitted to a ward. The figure is the highest on record, and more than twice that the previous month.
Overall. just 77.1 per cent of patients at major A&E units were treated within four hours, against a target of 95 per cent.
The record low was reached despite the cancellation of up to 55,000 operations, in an attempt to relieve immediate pressures, in the worst flu season for seven years. The Daily Telegraph
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More than 1,000 patients faced trolley waits of more than 12 hours in January, after doctors had decided they should be admitted to a ward. The figure is the highest on record, and more than twice that the previous month.
Overall. just 77.1 per cent of patients at major A&E units were treated within four hours, against a target of 95 per cent.
The record low was reached despite the cancellation of up to 55,000 operations, in an attempt to relieve immediate pressures, in the worst flu season for seven years. The Daily Telegraph
See also:
- The King’s Fund’s response to January NHS performance data The King's Fund
- NHS winter: Over 1,000 12-hour trolley waits in January BBC News
- NHS pressure: Hospital corridors 'the new emergency wards' BBC News
- NHS hospitals in England record worst ever A&E performance The Guardian
- Patients suffering as direct result of NHS wait-time failures The Guardian
- Hospitals almost full for fourth week in a row as NHS winter pressure continues GPonline
- Jeremy Hunt admits NHS winter crisis is 'worst ever' but says doctors and nurses 'knew what they signed up for' The Independent
- Jeremy Hunt tells ITV News that NHS winter crisis is 'worst ever' ITV News
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