Proportion of patients waiting more than four hours at highest level since target introduced More patients than ever before had to wait more than four hours for A&E treatment last month as winter put unprecedented strain on the NHS.Hospital A&E units in England dealt with just 76.1% of patients within four hours last month, statistics released on Thursday showed. That was their worst performance against the target since records began. They are meant to treat and then admit, discharge or transfer 95% of patients within four hours. Continue reading…
Via: NHS England A&E waiting times at worst level since 2004
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