More than 1,300 deaths a month in England due to long A&E waits, figures suggest

More than 300 deaths were linked to long waits every week in 2025, up from 30 in 2015, according to the analysis. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

More than 1,300 patients a month in England are dying needlessly due to long A&E waits, a tenfold rise in a decade, figures suggest.

There were more than 300 deaths linked to long waits every week in 2025, up from 30 a week in 2015, according to analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.