Tip of the iceberg : 12-hour stays in the emergency department.
by Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
Publisher: RCEM, London : 2022.Description: 10p.Summary: This report reveals that on average 1,047 patients waited twelve-hours or more from their time of arrival every day in a major emergency department in 2021 in England, equalling a total of 381,991 patients experiencing these twelve-hour waits in 2021. There is a total of 124 NHS trusts in England. The College received responses from 74 NHS Trusts that were contacted. The figures above are only representative of 60 per cent of NHS trusts in England. The true total figure of twelve-hour waits from time of arrival in major emergency departments in England in 2021 will be even higher. [Summary].Subject(s): accident & emergency departments | patient waiting time | NHS trusts | patient safety | workforce | staff shortage | survey results | EnglandDigital copyAvailability: Online access | Online access Note: ; RCEM policy publications. List(s) this item appears in: Patient safety in the NHS [September 2023] | Urgent and emergency care services [February 2023]
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This report reveals that on average 1,047 patients waited twelve-hours or more from their time of arrival every day in a major emergency department in 2021 in England, equalling a total of 381,991 patients experiencing these twelve-hour waits in 2021. There is a total of 124 NHS trusts in England. The College received responses from 74 NHS Trusts that were contacted. The figures above are only representative of 60 per cent of NHS trusts in England. The true total figure of twelve-hour waits from time of arrival in major emergency departments in England in 2021 will be even higher. [Summary]
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