A&E waiting times 'getting worse'
Posted: 27 Nov 2015, 10:58A&E waiting times 'getting worse'
By Nick Triggle Health correspondent
Waiting times in A&E departments across the UK are worsening as pressures grow in hospitals, figures suggest.
The data, collected by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, showed 88% of A&E patients were treated or admitted within four hours - below the 95% target.
The figures are based on evidence submitted by more than 40 trusts - one in five of the total in the UK.
Hospitals also reported significant problems discharging patients.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34939034
By Nick Triggle Health correspondent
Waiting times in A&E departments across the UK are worsening as pressures grow in hospitals, figures suggest.
The data, collected by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, showed 88% of A&E patients were treated or admitted within four hours - below the 95% target.
The figures are based on evidence submitted by more than 40 trusts - one in five of the total in the UK.
Hospitals also reported significant problems discharging patients.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34939034