Accident and Emergency admissions were faster during NHS strike days, a major study has revealed, with some patients getting beds up to five hours sooner than normal.
Researchers from Lancaster University analysed more than 44,000 hospital admissions across two emergency departments in Lancashire between January 2022 and April 2024.
The time period included 61 separate strike days involving junior doctors, consultants, nurses and ambulance staff.
Despite fears that walkouts would cripple frontline services, the study found no difference in the number of patients attending A&E, the proportion admitted, or how quickly they were first seen by a clinician.
However, once the decision to admit
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