Long A&E waits lead to 250 unnecessary deaths a week

Royal College of Radiologists said the findings were ‘concerning’ Patients scanned in A&E wait more than a month for results. The findings come amid staff shortages, which come amid a shortage of staff. The Royal College said the data was 'concerning' at the time.

Almost 150,000 patients were left languishing in crowded casualty units for at least half a day in February alone. Rates were above 20 per cent in nine NHS trusts, including nine trusts. Nationally, almost 11.3 per cent of patients left waiting in A&E for a day or more than a half an hour.

268 people are likely to have died each week in 2023 while waiting up to 12 hours for a bed. England A&E wait times led to needless deaths of up to 14,000, data suggests. RCEM calculates 268 people will die each week while waiting 12 hours.

Long A&E waits lead to 250 needless deaths a week. NHS figures suggest people are not getting hospital beds quickly enough. There has been little improvement since the Covid era of Covid to blame for A&Es deaths. Study of NHS figures suggests people not getting enough hospital beds.

More than 250 deaths occur each week due to agonising waits in A&E waiting rooms. Royal College of Emergency Medicine estimates one in 72 of those patients will have died because they were left in waiting rooms before a place on a ward became available. The Royal College estimates that more than 250 people die each week because of agonising waiting times.

Study found there was likely an excess death for every 72 patients who spent eight to 12 hours in A&E. Nurses say the "crisis" is "taking lives" Nurses in England say the problem is taking lives away from the NHS. A study found that there was probably an extra death for each 72 patient who spent more than 72 hours in the hospital.