Recent reports and studies have highlighted a critical issue within the UK's National Health Service (NHS), where long waiting times in Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments are linked to a significant number of patient deaths. An investigation has suggested that more than 250 patients may have died each week in England last year due to delays in receiving hospital beds after being admitted to A&E. This alarming figure translates to approximately 14,000 deaths over the course of the year, attributed to waiting times exceeding 12 hours. EllieCostelloTV grilled Business Minister Kevin Hollinrake on these shocking statistics, and a healthcare professional with 15 years of experience lamented the decline of the NHS under successive Conservative governments. The issue has sparked outrage and condemnation from various quarters, including healthcare professionals, journalists like Sunday Express’ Lucy Johnston, and media outlets such as The Guardian and Telegraph, who have described the situation as shocking, tragic, and unacceptable. The crisis is seen as a damning indictment of the Conservative government's 14-year tenure, with critics arguing that successive administrations have severely undermined the NHS, leading to its current state of disrepair.
✍️ "Delays at A&E are costing hundred of lives every week. We must break from this vicious cycle" | Telegraph View https://t.co/arrDcnHHOj
The Guardian view on A&E waiting times: a warning from emergency doctors | Editorial https://t.co/nkrmiGtQm9
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‘It’s shocking and it’s totally unacceptable… People are being abandoned in corridors!’ Sunday Express’ Lucy Johnston expresses her outrage at new revelations about excess NHS deaths fuelled by long waiting times. 🔒 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/vwKAFzjKR3
14,000 people died last year who needn’t have - due to waiting over 12 hours in A&E for a bed. It doesn’t have to be like this. It didn’t use to be like this. I’ve been a doctor for 15 years & lived successive Tory govts savaging the NHS into this broken shell. I’m sorry 😔 https://t.co/8yj7vDgU8D
A shocking & tragic indictment of 14 years of conservative government. More than 250 patients a week may have died in England last year due to long waits in A&E for a hospital bed, a new study suggests https://t.co/ChMMBltFTA
‘Shocking statistics, people are needlessly dying every single week!’ @EllieCostelloTV grills Business Minister Kevin Hollinrake on news that long waits in A&E are causing 250 deaths in the UK every week. 🔒 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/zuVyyYoiUf