NHS hospitals in England record worst ever A&E performance

Only 77.1% of patients were dealt with within four hours in January, well short of 95% target

Hospitals recorded their worst performance against the four-hour A&E treatment target last month as the NHS came under unprecedented strain because of winter and the flu outbreak.

A&E units based at hospitals managed to treat and then admit, transfer or discharge just 77.1% of arrivals within the politically important four-hour target in January. That compared with 77.3% in December, which was also a new record low at that time.

Continue reading... February 08, 2018 at 04:59PM