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THE NHS in England has missed its A&E target for four weeks running, new NHS England statistics revealed yesterday.
Ninety-five per cent of all patients are supposed to be seen and treated, transferred or admitted within four hours.
But in the last four weeks the figure, which includes all major A&Es, minor injuries units and walk-in centres, dipped to 94.7 per cent for the week ending September 21.
Meanwhile, the proportion of people seen in this time frame in major, or type 1, A&E departments — which deal with the most complex cases — stood at 92 per cent. This figure alone is not subject to any NHS targets but contributes to the overall figure.
During the week there were 437,355 attendances recorded in A&E departments around the country.
Of these, 4,467 A&E patients who were deemed ill enough to be admitted to hospital waited between four and 12 hours before they were given a bed.
Thirteen patients waited longer than 12 hours.
An NHS England spokeswoman said: “Over the last three years, frontline staff have made an incredible effort to ensure standards of care remain high. But it is clear the NHS is under pressure.”
