Emergency care

Trusts admit emergency patients at last minute

2010-07-08T00:00:00

The number of patients dealt with in the last 20 minutes of the four hour accident and emergency target window has increased to more than 40 per cent.

Source: Alamy

The number of patients dealt with in the last 20 minutes of the four hour accident and emergency target window has increased to more than 40 per cent, a group of emergency care doctors have found.

You need to be a subscriber to read more

HSJ

Subscribe for unlimited access

With a HSJ subscription you’ll unlock:

  • All HSJ news by sector, topic & region
  • Breaking News announcements
  • App for mobile and offline reading
  • Comment and Daily Insights newsletters
  • Regional roundup newsletters
  • 10 expert briefings every fortnight (Premium only)
  • Unrestricted access to ‘Ask HSJ’ - AI assistant - AI assistant (Premium only)

Subscribe

to HSJ

Already a subscriber? Sign into your account here