A tearful MP has told how she feared her father would die during an 18-hour A&E wait on a chair on the same day NHS data revealed a huge surge in wait times.
NHS England figures showed a record 43,792 people waited longer than 12 hours in October, from a decision to admit to actually being admitted on to a ward.
These ‘trolley waits’ were up a staggering 34% from 32,776 in September - the highest since records began in 2010.
