Number of A&E patients treated within four hours at lowest ever level

Only 77.3% of NHS patients in England were treated within the politically important four-hour period last month

The number of A&E patients being treated within the politically important four-hour target target has reached its lowest ever level, with hospitals managing to care for just 77.3% of patients within that time last month – far fewer than the 95% target.

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