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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rachel Clun

Record number of patients waiting over 12 hours after A&E admission

The number of patients waiting 12 hours or more in A&E to be admitted to a ward has hit a new record high.

Figures from NHS England show that in January, 61,529 people waited more than 12 hours in A&E departments from the decision to admit them to actually being admitted, up from 54,207 in December.

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