NHS figures show sharp rise in patients waiting for A&E care

In week to 17 December 14,323 patients arriving by ambulance waited at least half an hour before they were handed over

Growing numbers of patients taken to hospital by ambulance are having to wait an hour or more before they are handed over to A&E staff for treatment, NHS England figures show.

In the week to last Sunday, 17 December, one in seven such patients faced a delay of at least 30 minutes in the back of an ambulance or an area of the hospital where the crew look after them, up from one in eight the week before.

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Continue reading... December 21, 2017 at 06:15PM