Nearly 19,000 NHS patients left waiting for three days in A&E over 12 months

Channel 4’s Dispatches film shows ‘harrowing’ scenes in emergency department of Royal Shrewsbury hospitalAlmost 19,000 NHS patients were left waiting in A&E for three days over a 12-month period, an investigation has revealed.Between April 2023 and March 2024, nearly 400,000 people were left waiting more than 24 hours across A&E departments, a 5% rise on the previous year. Channel 4’s Dispatches programme also found that 54,000 people had to wait more than two days, a freedom of information request to NHS England found. Continue reading...

Jun 24, 2024 - 07:30
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Nearly 19,000 NHS patients left waiting for three days in A&E over 12 months

Channel 4’s Dispatches film shows ‘harrowing’ scenes in emergency department of Royal Shrewsbury hospital

Almost 19,000 NHS patients were left waiting in A&E for three days over a 12-month period, an investigation has revealed.

Between April 2023 and March 2024, nearly 400,000 people were left waiting more than 24 hours across A&E departments, a 5% rise on the previous year. Channel 4’s Dispatches programme also found that 54,000 people had to wait more than two days, a freedom of information request to NHS England found. Continue reading...

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