NHS waiting times reach record high of nearly six million
In October 2021, over 356,000 people in England had been waiting for over six weeks for a key diagnostic test
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Tag: A&E
A&E visits hit lowest level on record
Data show a 56.6% drop in attendances compared to a year ago
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RCEM’s winter data reveals much worse picture of A&E waits
“We are clearly in the worst state we’ve ever been in as we enter the true winter season”, says College president Dr Katherine Henderson.
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Latest performance stats show NHS is ‘struggling’
The number of A&E patients in England waiting on trolleys for more than four hours is the highest since records began.
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Latest NHS stats show “strain on an already overstretched system”
Performance improves in some areas and ambulance response times hit target for the first time ever, but A&E admittances are continuing to rise and cancer patients are still waiting too long for treatment.
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New research into chest pain to reduce stress on ambulance crews and A&E
New research is being undertaken to determine whether paramedics can safely assess and manage patients with chest pain without them necessarily having to go to hospital, providing early reassurance as well as reducing stress on ambulance crews and A&E departments.
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NHS performance ‘deeply troubling’, says NHS Confederation
A&E departments have suffered their worst November performance on record, with the number of patients seen within four hours dropping to 87.6% from 88.8% in November last year, according to performance data released by NHS England.
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NHS summer performance hits new lows
Alarm bells over the NHS’ ability to cope with looming winter pressures are ringing again after some aspects of service performance sunk to new lows in the summer, with record waiting times for A&E and cancer treatment.
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A&E attendances in England leap 22% in a decade
The number of people visiting A&E in England has jumped by more than one-fifth in ten years, official figures show.
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NHS under ‘intolerable’ strain
NHS Confederation chief executive Niall Dickson is warning that the NHS is “under intolerable strain”, after the latest performance data continue to show growing demand and missed targets.
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CQC finds half of A&E services sub-standard over winter
The Care Quality Commission has published a report concluding that some patients visiting A&E departments over the winter period received care that was “wholly unsatisfactory”.
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NHS in “never-ending winter”
Warning bells for the NHS are ringing again after the latest performance data showed the highest number of emergency admissions since records began and more patients than ever before waiting more than four hours for treatment.
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