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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent

NHS corridor care now year-round crisis in England, experts say

A hospital trolley in a corridor
The latest NHS figures in England show that since 2015 the number of people going to A&E in June and July has increased 15% to 2.9 million. Photograph: PA

Corridor care in the NHS is now a year-round crisis, experts have warned, as analysis showed nearly 3 million patients attended A&E over the first two months of the summer.

The latest NHS figures in England, analysed by the Liberal Democrats, show that since 2015 the number of people going to A&E in June and July has increased 15% to 2.9 million – the highest level recorded over the past decade.

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