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Hundreds of A&E patients needlessly die every week while waiting for hospital beds

More than 1.7 million patients waited 12 hours or more to be admitted, discharged or transferred from A&E

The Independent UK

Top doctor warns government ‘neglecting’ old people as figures suggest thousands of A&E patients died waiting for bed

Almost 17,000 patients are likely to have died needlessly in A&E last year, analysis warns

The Independent UK

320 A&E patients die needlessly every week linked to hospital bed waits – study

Last year, more than 1.7 million patients waited 12 hours or more to be admitted, discharged or transferred from A&E, the RCEM said.

The Independent UK

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Long A&E waits for people who have paid into NHS all their lives ‘appalling’

A report from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine shows that rising numbers of elderly and frail people are enduring very long waits.

Evening Standard

Corridor care crisis ‘an alarming threat to patient safety’

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The Independent UK

More than 1m older people in England waited over 12 hours in A&E last year

Royal College of Emergency Medicine says many endured ‘degrading and dehumanising’ waits on trolleys

The Guardian - UK

Oldest patients facing longest waits in A&E as doctors say system is ‘failing our most vulnerable’

The ‘degrading’ treatment of the elderly is being called ‘an alarming threat to patient safety’

The Independent UK

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Doctors warn of ‘threat to patient safety’ over elderly people stuck in A&E

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine found that the older patients are, the more likely they are to endure a long wait.

The Independent UK

Missed and delayed medication putting A&E patients at risk, new report reveals

68 per cent of prescription doses were not administered within 30 minutes of the expected time, the study found

The Independent UK

Patients in A&E ‘risk getting worse because of missed medicine doses’

Time critical medicines are those prescribed for existing conditions, such as insulin for diabetes, Parkinson’s drugs and epilepsy medication.

Evening Standard

Only one in six A&Es in England say they could cope with major incident

Royal College of Emergency Medicine says it is ‘extremely concerned’ by survey on responses to emergencies like train crashes, Grenfell fire or Manchester Arena bombing

The Guardian - UK

UK doctors warn of risk from expanding water beads marketed as toys

Royal College of Emergency Medicine issues Christmas ‘safety flash’ over danger to children who ingest beads

The Guardian - UK

Doctors issue warning over potentially fatal children’s Christmas gift

The toys expand inside the body if swallowed

The Independent UK

Popular Christmas gift could be deadly, warn doctors

Emergency doctors have warned that some popular stocking fillers come with ‘hidden hazards’

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Top A&E doctors criticise ‘dangerous’ suggestion that corridor care can be delivered safely

NHS England issued new guidance on the “safest, most effective” way to treat patients in corridors

Evening Standard

‘Dangerous’ to suggest corridor care can be delivered safely – emergency doctors

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has expressed concern about a new NHS England guide on how to treat patients in corridors.

The Guardian - UK

Doctors warn of ‘massive’ winter crisis in UK’s overstretched A&E departments

Royal College of Emergency Medicine warns of ‘unacceptable risk’ posed by lack of funding to NHS

The Independent UK

Emergency doctors sound the alarm over patient care

Signs of increased pressure are already starting to show in NHS performance data.

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NHS chief warns of ‘abhorrent’ domestic abuse faced by staff as she backs Brick by Brick campaign

Exclusive: Amanda Pritchard speaks out against domestic abuse suffered by NHS staff as she backs The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign

The Guardian - UK

NHS in summer crisis of emergency care waits, doctors say

Royal College of Emergency Medicine raises alarm over ‘entirely preventable’ deaths, as elderly people bear brunt

The Guardian - UK

Tenfold rise in A&E patients waiting more than 24 hours for a bed

Figures show more than 150,000 patients waited more than 24 hours in A&E for a bed last year, most of them elderly or frail

Evening Standard

More than 250 patients a week ‘die needlessly due to long A&E waits’

Dr Adrian Boyle, president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said excessively long waits continue to put patients at risk of serious harm

The Guardian - UK

England A&E wait times led to needless deaths of up to 14,000, data suggests

RCEM calculates 268 people are likely to have died each week in 2023 while waiting up to 12 hours for a bed

The Independent UK

Dumped in A&E and left untreated for 5 days or more: Shameful plight of some of our most vulnerable patients

Exclusive: Experts warn of ‘dire’ state of emergency care for mental health patients as ‘alarming’ figures highlight ‘unacceptable delays’

The Independent UK

Nearly 400,000 people waited for ‘more than a day’ in A&E

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine says that it should be a ‘matter of national shame’

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