Revealed: Hospitals with the most ‘red line’ 24-hour waits

By Matt Discombe2026-06-10T13:20:00

At least one in 10 A&E patients wait more than 24 hours at many hospitals, despite NHS England telling trusts to adopt a “zero tolerance” approach to such long waits, new figures have revealed.

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