NHS crisis: 12,000 patients were left waiting in the back of ambulances outside A&E last week Thousands of NHS patients were kept waiting in the backs of ambulances for half an hour or more last week, official figures have revealed.
Hospitals across England are buckling under the strain of winter, as data shows the the first week of January was the worst so far this season.
The number of patients waiting at least 30 minutes to be handed over into A&E from ambulances was 26 per cent higher than in the previous week.
Nearly 3,000 patients were forced to wait an hour or more to be taken into busy casualty units, with more than 9,000 waiting between 30 to 60 minutes. The Daily Mail
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Hospitals across England are buckling under the strain of winter, as data shows the the first week of January was the worst so far this season.
The number of patients waiting at least 30 minutes to be handed over into A&E from ambulances was 26 per cent higher than in the previous week.
Nearly 3,000 patients were forced to wait an hour or more to be taken into busy casualty units, with more than 9,000 waiting between 30 to 60 minutes. The Daily Mail
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