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Dozens of hospitals are failing to declare critical incidents despite having out-of-control waiting times at A&E. New figures handed to The Independent have revealed that more than half of NHS ...
He said 347,707 people in 2022 spent more than 12 hours in A&E waiting for a hospital bed, which is “over four times as many 12-hour trolley waits as in the previous 10 years put together ...
A lack of beds is a key driver of long A&E waiting times. The most recent data shows worsening trolley waits with 162,931 patients waiting more than 12 hours to be seen, treated or discharged from ...
NHS targets are performance measures used by NHS England, NHS Scotland, NHS Wales, and the Health and Social Care service in Northern Ireland.These vary by country but assess the performance of each health service against measures such as 4 hour waiting times in Accident and Emergency departments, weeks to receive an appointment and/or treatment, and performance in specific departments such as ...
The NHS is under enormous pressure this winter, made worse by hospital admissions for flu.
A&E services in the UK are often the focus of a great deal of media and political interest, and data on A&E performance is published weekly. [29] However, this is only one part of a complex urgent and emergency care system. Reducing A&E waiting times therefore requires a comprehensive, coordinated strategy across a range of related services. [30]
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For the first time, the targets include a reduction in 12-hour A&E wait times, along with an improvement in four-hour waits and an improved response to ambulance calls that are classed as an ...