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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Thomas

‘Extraordinary pressure’: Top NHS children’s doctor warns of unprecedented 10-hour A&E waits

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Children’s health services are facing their busiest winter ever, with unprecedented A&E waits and hospital beds across the country full, the most senior children’s doctor in the NHS has warned.

In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Dr Camilla Kingdon, president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), said some children were waiting up to 10 hours to be seen by an emergency care doctor.

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