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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ian Jones

Quarter of ambulance patients waiting more than an hour for A&E handover

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One in four ambulance patients in England waited more than an hour to be handed to A&E teams at hospitals last week, as a combination of bed shortages and increased demand helped send delays to a new high.

Some four in 10 patients had to wait at least 30 minutes to be transferred to A&E.

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