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‘Alarming’ jump in proportion of knife assault hospital cases aged under 18
Dr Adrian Boyle, president of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said the body is sharing anonymous information about ...
Shocking 14,000 deaths linked to A&E delays – as record number of patients wait OVER 12 hours due to NHS ‘logjam’
THOUSANDS of patients could be dying due to A&E delays – as many wait in “trolleys, cupboards and chairs” for over 12 hours at a time. Almost 14,000 deaths were linked to ...
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Warning over 'unacceptable' A&E waiting times
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) said the number of patients waiting for more than 12 hours in A&E is 99 times higher than it was 14 years ago. The statistics, based on figures from ...
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Number of patients waiting over 12 hours after A&E admission reaches record high
New figures from NHS England show a record 61,529 people waited more than 12 hours in A&E departments from a decision to ...
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Thousands wait more than day in A&E for beds
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has warned that nationally, the situation could be costing thousands of lives. NHS England said they were dealing with rising demand and staff were ...
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What is health anxiety and is it clogging up the NHS?
president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, about how to improve A&E waiting times.
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Coroner highlights pressure in hospitals linked to patients fit to be discharged
She highlighted evidence from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine which links deaths to long emergency department waits, adding: “This, in conjunction with the reluctance of patients to ...
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Coroner warns of NHS pressures after pensioner who avoided hospital died
Dorothy Reid, 91, died after she refused to go to A&E since a previous experience had seen her forced to wait for a long time ...