NHS: Long waits for A&E treatment may lead to unnecessary deaths
The NHS recovery plan says 76% of patients attending A&E should have been admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours in March, but just over 70% were seen in that timeframe.
Monday 1 April 2024 19:24, UK
New analysis of NHS data has revealed that more than 250 patients a week could be dying unnecessarily due to the long waits for a bed in A&E.