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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Kevin Maguire

'It's 10 hours at 7am to see an A&E doc as NHS pays price for years of Tory neglect'

At the weekend just after 7am I had to give somebody a lift to a hospital Accident & Emergency unit.

The area was packed. The apologetic, concerned and sympathetic receptionist warned the waiting time was 10 hours.

Yes, you read that correctly. Ten hours at seven in the morning to see a doctor.

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