320 people a week dying because of NHS bed wait, up 20 per cent

Excess Deaths Linked to Long A&E Waits Increased by 20 Percent, Medics Estimate

An estimated 16,644 excess deaths occurred as a result of long waits in A&E departments in England last year, a group of leading medics has said. This is equivalent to 320 lives lost a week and an increase of 20 percent compared to 2023, when an estimated 13,919 patients may have died needlessly while waiting for a hospital bed, according to figures published by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) on Thursday. The RCEM’s president, Dr…

320 people a week dying because of NHS bed wait, up 20 per cent

Experts say the excess deaths are like 'two planes crashing' every seven days

320 A&E patients die needlessly every week linked to hospital bed waits – study

Last year, more than 1.7 million patients waited 12 hours or more to be admitted, discharged or transferred from A&E, the RCEM said. Some 320 patients a week may have died needlessly in England last year due to very long waits in A&E for a hospital bed, figures suggest. Calculations by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) estimate there were more than 16,600 deaths of patients linked to long waits for a bed, an increase of a fifth on 2…

Excessive A&E waits cause 320 extra deaths a week! - Workers Revolutionary Party

THERE were more than 16,600 deaths associated with long A&E waits before admission in England last year, analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine revealed yesterday. That’s an increase of 20% (2,725) compared to 2023, RCEM President, Dr Adrian Boyle reported at the launch of the newly formed All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Emergency […]

320 AE patients die needlessly every week linked to hospital bed waits - Banbury FM

Some 320 patients a week may have died needlessly in England last year due to very long waits in A&E for a hospital bed, figures suggest. Some 320 patients a week may have died needlessly in England last year due to very long waits in A&E for a hospital bed, figures suggest. Calculations by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) estimate there were more than 16,600 deaths of patients linked to long waits for a bed, an increase of a fifth…