Number of patients waiting in ambulances outside A&E units for an hour 'has QUADRUPLED in a year'

Number of patients waiting in ambulances outside A&E units for an hour 'has QUADRUPLED in a year' The number of patients left waiting in the back of ambulances outside A&E for an hour has quadrupled within a year, according to official data.

Britain has been in the midst of an ambulance crisis for months, with patients left stuck outside crowded casualty units for up to 12 hours. 

Leaked NHS statistics reveal around 28,900 ambulance handovers that lasted over an hour were recorded in October in England this year. The Daily Mail