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A&E
A&E waiting times worst on record
The NHS has recorded its worst year on record for A&E waiting times, figures show.
NHS names hospital trusts trialling new A&E targets
Fourteen NHS hospital trusts are set to trial new targets which could lead to changes in the way A&E performance is measured.
Key A&E and treatment times targets could be replaced
Key targets for patients to be seen in A&E within four hours, or receive an operation within 18 weeks, could be scrapped under new NHS plans.
Health Secretary ‘open to considering’ new A&E targets
Doctors’ fears over the effectiveness of the four-hour A&E target need to be taken “very seriously”, the Health Secretary has said.
Four-hour hospital A&E target ‘to be scrapped within year’
The four-hour A&E target in hospitals is reportedly set to be scrapped within a year.
Over 500 patients in A&E for more than eight hours – latest figures
More than 500 patients spent more than eight hours in A&E in the first full week of February – with 139 patients there for 12 hours or more.
More than 100 patients left waiting for 12 hours or more in A&E in a week
Hospital accident and emergency departments kept more than 100 patients waiting for more than 12 hours in one week, new figures have revealed.
A&E performance in Scotland hits lowest level since Beast from the East
Performance at accident and emergency departments in Scotland has hit its lowest monthly level since the Beast from the East, according to new figures.
Former A&E nurse invents life-saving device that’s due to be launched in Scots hospitals this year
A FORMER A&E nurse has invented a life-saving device that is set to go into to hospitals within weeks.
Addicted to A&E: Repeat offenders unnecessarily returning time and again
THEY are dubbed the “frequent fliers” by over-stretched doctors and nurses in Scotland’s emergency departments.