More than 1,000 patients are waiting for longer than 12 hours to be seen at A&E departments each day, a disturbing new report shows.
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) released figures showing that in 2021 some 1,047 patients a day, on average, were not seen after 12 hours from their time of arrival.
The College raised concerns over “alarming” levels of patients in emergency departments as it described current data on 12-hour waits as the “tip of the iceberg”.
