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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ian Jones

EXPLAINED: Three in 10 ambulance patients waiting at least 30 minutes for a e handover | Vintage Vibes

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Around three in 10 patients arriving at hospitals in England by ambulance are waiting at least 30 minutes to be handed over to A&E teams, with health chiefs warning the situation is leading to deaths.

Some 22,883 delays of half an hour or longer were recorded across all hospital trusts in the week to November 20, new figures show.

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