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16 January 2018

Emergency admissions to hospitals from care homes are up 62%

Emergency admissions from care homes rose by 62% between 2010/11 and 2016/17. Overall emergency admissions rose by 11% in that time.

12 January 2018

More ambulances are being delayed outside A&Es

One in six ambulances were delayed for over half an hour after arriving at A&Es in England in the first week of 2018.

15 November 2017

A&E waiting times: are they getting longer?

The number of A&E attendances has generally been increasing, with a smaller proportion being seen inside four hours.

20 October 2017

An ageing population and A&E

The UK’s population is ageing and more people are going to A&E every year.

29 September 2017

Is the term 'NHS winter crisis' becoming more common?

What does a crude search for articles containing both NHS and “winter crisis” in a newspaper database tell us about use of the term?

29 September 2017

Will £500 million make any difference to the NHS at winter?

Government after government has considered £500 million plenty of money to boast about giving the NHS to help deal with the extra pressures of winter.

30 May 2017

SNP Manifesto: Accident and emergency

On average A&E departments in Scotland do perform better against the main waiting time target than those in the rest of the UK, although they’re still missing targets.

11 May 2017

When was the four-hour A&E target last hit?

The four hour A&E target hasn’t been met in England since July 2015, and the last time it was met over a full year was in 2013/14. The target hasn't been met at “major” A&E departments since June 2013

26 April 2017

A&E waiting times

The number of people waiting four hours in all types of A&E in England in 2015/16 is higher than in 2010/11. More people are going to A&E but the percentage of people seen within four hours has also f

10 February 2017

A&E in England has never been busier

There were 2.5 million more attendances at English A&Es in 2016 compared with 2010.

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A&E pressures

Emergency admissions to hospitals from care homes are up 62%

More ambulances are being delayed outside A&Es

A&E waiting times: are they getting longer?

An ageing population and A&E

Is the term 'NHS winter crisis' becoming more common?

Will £500 million make any difference to the NHS at winter?

SNP Manifesto: Accident and emergency

When was the four-hour A&E target last hit?

A&E waiting times

A&E in England has never been busier

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