Record 420,000 patients waited more than 12 hours in A&E in 2023 – analysis
by Sophie Wingate
Jan 14, 2024
2 minutes
A record 420,000 patients had to wait more than 12 hours in A&E last year, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has shown.
The latest NHS England figures revealed a 20% increase on 2022 in people facing lengthy delays after a decision to admit them to hospital from the emergency department.
In 2023, 419,560 people – or
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