A&E
The latest news and comment on hospital accident and emergency (A&E) departments
Slow 999 response times forcing many more people to find own way to A&E
Figures for England obtained by Lib Dems show that 500,000 people in ‘very urgent’ need travelled to hospital without ambulance in 2023
Third of life-or-death 999 ambulance calls in England not attended by paramedic
Exclusive: Concerns over patient safety after NHS figures show less-qualified staff attending urgent calls
UWE Bristol rugby player waited five hours for ambulance, inquest hears
Maddy Lawrence, 20, was injured in match and died in hospital 16 days later after picking up an infection
NHS England should scrap many of its national targets, review says
Government-commissioned study by Patricia Hewitt also calls for a shift in focus towards preventing ill health
‘It was terrifying’: GP tells of dash to A&E amid ambulance delays
Doctors criticise ‘delusional’ Rishi Sunak for denying NHS is in crisis
Emergency care issues in England contributed to 200 deaths last week, says medical chief
Ambulance waiting times in England three times longer in some rural areas
Ambulance staff could coordinate strikes with other NHS workers
Tens of thousands of workers in England to take industrial action in run-up to Christmas in row over pay
Thousands at risk as A&E queues stop NHS paramedics attending 999 calls
Paramedics in England missing 117,000 urgent calls each month, as CQC warns of ‘worrying new status quo’
UK in crisis
‘A horrible winter lies ahead’: next PM will inherit an NHS on its kneesExperts say Tory leadership rivals appear not to have grasped the scale of the crisis facing the service
A moment that changed me
A moment that changed me: I found my mum unconscious on the bathroom floorAt 19, looking forward to one last summer as a spoiled teenager, I had to cope with my first real trauma – and suddenly take care of my siblings
Paramedics are ‘leaving in droves’ as ambulance callouts almost double
Frontline NHS workers are under pressure as the number of emergency calls in England rises 10 times faster than the number of staff
Number of people in England on NHS waiting list hits record high
NHS England says 6.1 million people were waiting for hospital treatment at end of December 2021
A&E overcrowding in UK ‘killing thousands a year’, say doctors
At least 6,097 deaths occurred across four home nations in 2020-21 after overcrowding hampered treatment
Five charts that show how the NHS is under acute pressure
With rising Covid infections and a big backlog of patients, many in the NHS want action to prevent a winter crisis
Family seek ‘guardian angel’ who saved father from stroke in London
Passerby who recognised signs of stroke thought to be a blond-haired health worker from Oceania
Coronavirus: patients needing A&E in England urged to book through NHS 111
Hope is to reduce strain on A&E amid winter pressures, including from Covid-19 and flu
Somerset hospital closed to new patients to halt spread of coronavirus
Coronavirus measures 'could leave 8m waiting for NHS hospital care'
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