Northampton General Hospital improves A&E waiting times - but NHS braced for tough winter

Northampton General Hospital improves A&E waiting times - but NHS braced for tough winter  Patients are being warned to expect longer hospital waiting times during the coming winter, a new report has warned. NHS Providers, the body that represents trusts, says several factors, including A&E waiting times and staff shortages, suggest problems for hospitals in the months ahead.
Despite the grim picture, Northampton General Hospital has slightly improved its A&E waiting times since last year.Between April and September, 51,759 people attended an emergency department, with 88% being admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours. The government target is 95%.That figure is higher than the same period in 2017, when 87% of patients were seen within four hours.
Across England, the percentage of people dealt with within the time limit dropped by 1% since last year, to 84% in 2018. Northampton Chronicle and Echo