NHS England data note more than 157000 accident and emergency patients are kept beyond four-hour target The number of people waiting longer than four hours in hospital accident and emergency departments in England rose by a third in November compared with the same period last year,according to official figures.
NHS England data published on Thursday showed that 157101 people were kept waiting beyond the benchmark period in A&E in November, up from 117644 in the same month in 2014. Attendances rose by 11115 (0.9%) year-on-year.
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Source: theguardian.com