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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Nicholas Cecil

Medics returning to A&E after 12 hours off finding same patients still waiting

A&E units are under huge pressure in hospitals across England

(Picture: PA Archive)

Medics in A&E are going off shift and returning 12 hours later to find the same patients still waiting to be admitted as the NHS is overwhelmed, a hospital chief has revealed.

One senior casualty doctor told how he was reduced close to tears on Wednesday as he “apologised to patients for the standards of care”.

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