A&E waiting time figures reveal 'eternal winter' for NHS NHS emergency departments in England in March report worst performance since records began
A record low in A&E treatment performance by the NHS has prompted warnings that the health service is in an “eternal winter” as hospitals cannot cope with rising patient need.
Just 76.4% of patients needing urgent care were treated within four hours at hospital accident and emergency units in England in March – the lowest proportion since records began in 2010 and down on the 76.9% figure in February. Continue reading... The Guardian
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A record low in A&E treatment performance by the NHS has prompted warnings that the health service is in an “eternal winter” as hospitals cannot cope with rising patient need.
Just 76.4% of patients needing urgent care were treated within four hours at hospital accident and emergency units in England in March – the lowest proportion since records began in 2010 and down on the 76.9% figure in February. Continue reading... The Guardian
See also:
- The King's Fund response to March NHS performance data The King's Fund
- Stark figures ‘clearest indication’ of eternal winter The Society for Acute Medicine
- A&E waits hit new record worst level BBC News
- A&E waiting time figures show `eternal winter´ for NHS The Daily Mail
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