NHS winter data shows 150,000 waited half an hour outside A&E

Patients stuck in ambulances for at least 30 minutes despite target of maximum 15-minute wait

Almost 150,000 patients in England have waited more than 30 minutes in ambulances before being admitted to A&E this winter, NHS figures show.

Data from the end of November to 11 February revealed the number of people waiting half an hour or longer was 149,214, while a further 35,535 people waited more than an hour.

Continue reading... February 15, 2018 at 05:26PM