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A&E Missing Targets
The
BBC have reported that Accident
and emergency departments in England saw 92.9% of patients within four hours
last week - the lowest percentage since April 2013, NHS data shows. The
government sets a quarterly target for hospitals to see 95% of emergency cases
within four hours.
A&E waits have been below that level since the end of
September.
The
Department of Health says it recently announced extra support for A&E teams
and officials say there is rising demand for emergency services, with more than
a million extra visits to A&E last year compared to 2010.
A
Department of Health spokesman is reported as saying: "The NHS is
performing well despite unprecedented demand and hospitals continue to treat
the vast majority of people quickly, with around 2,000 more people every day
seen within the four-hour target in A&E last year compared to 2010.
"Last
week we announced extra support to keep services sustainable year-round and in
the long-term, we want to reduce demand by looking after people in the
community."
Andy
Burnham MP, Labour's shadow health secretary, said: "After a week of
worrying reports about full A&E departments, it is clear hospitals in all
parts of England are struggling to cope.
"Labour
has repeatedly warned David Cameron and Jeremy Hunt about the danger of
ignoring the warning signs.
"They
have ignored the problem for far too long and now it is threatening to drag
down the NHS this winter."
The
standard recommends patients should be seen and then admitted to hospital or
discharged within four hours of arrival in A&E.
At
UK Health Radio we are always concerned about the things that affect us all and
this is definitely one of them. Have you
had an experience in A&E, good or bad?
We’d love to hear about it.
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Amanda
Thomas
UK
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