Waiting times for admission to A&E in last week of year likely to be highest recorded by the service
More than one in four ambulance patients in England waited more than an hour to be admitted to A&Es in the last week of 2022, partway through “one of the most difficult” winters in NHS history.
Of all patients arriving at English hospitals by ambulance in the week to 1 January, 26.3% waited more than an hour to get treated in A&E. This affected 18,720 patients, a far greater number than any experienced in the past six winters and likely to be the highest recorded by the service.
Continue reading…Waiting times for admission to A&E in last week of year likely to be highest recorded by the serviceMore than one in four ambulance patients in England waited more than an hour to be admitted to A&Es in the last week of 2022, partway through “one of the most difficult” winters in NHS history.Of all patients arriving at English hospitals by ambulance in the week to 1 January, 26.3% waited more than an hour to get treated in A&E. This affected 18,720 patients, a far greater number than any experienced in the past six winters and likely to be the highest recorded by the service. Continue reading…