A&E waiting time figures reveal 'eternal winter' for NHS

NHS emergency departments in England in March report worst performance since records began

A new record low in A&E treatment performance by the NHS has sparked warnings that the health service is in an “eternal winter” in which hospitals cannot cope with rising patient need.

Just 76.4% of patients needing urgent and emergency care were treated within four hours at hospital A&E units in England in March – the lowest proportion since records began in 2010. That was down on the 76.9% of patients who were treated there within that time in February.

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