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Hospital discharge rate for medically fit patients falls to new low

The proportion of medically fit patients leaving hospitals in England has fallen to a new low, figures show. An average of 20,302 people per day were ready to be discharged last week, of which 63% stayed in their beds and only 37% left hospital. ...

06 Jan 2023 at 17:22

Flu patient numbers continue to rise as ambulance handover delays hit new high

Flu cases in hospitals in England are continuing to rise while ambulance handover delays have hit a new high, as the NHS continues to struggle with bed shortages and a surge in winter viruses. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak acknowledged on Friday ...

06 Jan 2023 at 17:12

What the latest NHS performance figures show

Here are all the key figures from the latest data on the performance of the NHS in England: – Overall waiting list The number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has fallen slightly from a record high. An estimated 7.19 ...

12 Jan 2023 at 14:15

Ambulance handover delays climb to highest level since start of year

Ambulance handover delays outside hospitals in England have risen to their highest level since the start of the year. Some 28% of patients waited at least half an hour last week to be handed to A&E teams, up from 23% the previous week, ...

16 Mar 2023 at 14:04

Ambulance handover delays put 57,000 patients at risk of harm, report warns

Thousands of people suffered harm as a result of delays in ambulances handing over patients to A&E teams in December, according to a new report. The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) said 6,000 people are estimated to ...

25 Jan 2023 at 18:22

Ambulance handover delays fall to lowest this winter despite ‘relentless’ pressure

Ambulance handover delays outside hospitals in England have dropped to their lowest level this winter, though one in five patients are still waiting at least half an hour to be transferred to A&E teams, figures show. Delays in ...

26 Jan 2023 at 12:50

Ambulance handover delays worsen as NHS faces ‘considerable pressure’

Ambulance handover delays outside hospitals in England have returned to their highest level since the start of the year, as NHS chiefs warned staff remain under “considerable pressure”. Some 28% of patients waited at least ...

30 Mar 2023 at 11:13

‘Some patients left waiting more than two days for an ambulance’

Patients have been left waiting more than two days for an ambulance in England, new analysis suggests. Data collected by Labour from Freedom of Information requests shows patients across the country enduring long waits ...

17 Apr 2023 at 22:30

Full list of ambulance handover delays, by NHS trust

Here is a list showing the proportion of ambulance patients waiting at hospitals in England last week for more than 30 minutes and over 60 minutes before being handed to A&E teams, broken down by NHS trust. The data ...

14 Dec 2023 at 15:05

What the latest NHS performance figures show

The overall waiting list for treatment has fallen slightly and cancer referrals have improved, but more people are waiting longer in A&E departments. Here are the key figures from the latest NHS performance data ...

08 Feb 2024 at 15:02

Winter pressures on NHS show ‘no sign of easing’ ahead of fresh strike by doctors

Winter pressures on the NHS in England are showing “no sign of easing”, with high levels of flu and ongoing struggles to clear beds of people fit to leave, health chiefs have warned. Ambulances are continuing ...

15 Feb 2024 at 15:40

Ambulance handover delays remain high with one in five waiting over an hour

One in five ambulance patients in England waited more than an hour to be handed to A&E teams last week as hospitals continue to struggle with bed shortages and a surge in winter viruses. The figure is down ...

30 Dec 2022 at 12:23

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