This article was taken from: http://news.sky.com/story/hospital-admission-waiting-times-at-record-levels-11280393 By Sky News In just one month, 1,043 people in England waited half a day to move from A&E to a ward, figures described “disturbing”. More than 1,000 people had to wait more than 12 hours to be admitted after being seen at A&E in January, as waiting times reached…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/15/nhs-winter-data-wait-ambulances-a-and-e By Sarah Marsh and Pamela Duncan Hospitals struggling to keep to 15-minute wait limit for emergency department patients Almost 150,000 patients in England have waited more than 30 minutes before being admitted to A&E this winter, according to NHS figures. Data from the end of November to 11 February showed the number of people…
This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/this-winter-expected-to-be-worst-ever-for-nhs-11240610 By Paul Kelso, Health Correspondent Performance figures for January will show how far hospitals are slipping behind performance targets. NHS England will today confirm this winter has been among the most challenging on record. Performance statistics will later be published which will reveal how hospitals have struggled to cope with a…