Doctors sound alarm over quality of care for patients in A&E

Long A&E waits are a “national scandal” which are causing “entirely preventable” deaths, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) said. Elderly people are facing the brunt of the risk because many of them face long waits for a bed once they are admitted to hospital, the college said. It comes as the RCEM produced a snapshot survey of more than a quarter of emergency department heads from across the UK, conducted between Monday and Wednesday this week.

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