The number of patients dying after enduring long waits in A&E departments has risen almost tenfold ina decade, a damning report reveals today.
Nearly 16,000 deaths in England last year were linked to such delays – the equivalent of more than 300 every week.
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) found long waits have ‘skyrocketed’ since 2021 and blasted the Government for focusing on ‘quick fixes’ over long-term solutions.
Although deaths were down slightly from 16,644 in 2024, they were almost ten times greater than the 1,657 recorded in 2015.
Warning that its latest figure is a conservative estimate, the RCEM called for
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