Nearly 50,000 A&E ‘trolley waits’ of 24 hours or more recorded last year – data

The Government has made cutting NHS waiting lists one of its key missions (Jeff Moore/PA) - (PA Archive)

At least 49,000 A&E visits last year saw patients wait 24 hours or more for a hospital bed – with people aged 65 or over accounting for almost 70% of cases, the Liberal Democrats have said.

Some patients went 10 days before getting a space on a ward, according to party analysis of data provided by 54 trusts in England in response to Freedom of Information requests.