A&E patients waiting more than two days for a bed, warns leaked letter

Royal Preston hospital

A clinical director and several senior managers have written to a trust CEO warning that patients are routinely waiting more than 60 hours to be admitted to a ward from accident and emergency, leaving staff “crying with frustration and anger”.

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