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A&E overcrowding linked to ‘550 deaths every week’, warns study

Analysis of more than 19,000 patients reveals that overcrowding in emergency departments ‘increases risk of death’

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Overcrowding in UK’s A&E departments ‘increases risk of death’

Around 550 deaths every week across all of England, Wales and Northern Ireland may be caused by overcrowding in emergency departments, a study found.

Evening Standard · Sep 24

Almost 75% of A&E staff in UK face violence or aggression daily or weekly

Survey finds long waiting times and overcrowding have made abuse ‘routine’ part of working on hospital frontline

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6

Hundreds of A&E patients needlessly die every week while waiting for hospital beds

More than 1.7 million patients waited 12 hours or more to be admitted, discharged or transferred from A&E

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025

Top doctor warns government ‘neglecting’ old people as figures suggest thousands of A&E patients died waiting for bed

Almost 17,000 patients are likely to have died needlessly in A&E last year, analysis warns

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025

320 A&E patients die needlessly every week linked to hospital bed waits – study

Last year, more than 1.7 million patients waited 12 hours or more to be admitted, discharged or transferred from A&E, the RCEM said.

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025

Long A&E waits for people who have paid into NHS all their lives ‘appalling’

A report from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine shows that rising numbers of elderly and frail people are enduring very long waits.

Evening Standard · May 6, 2025

Corridor care crisis ‘an alarming threat to patient safety’

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The Independent UK · May 6, 2025

More than 1m older people in England waited over 12 hours in A&E last year

Royal College of Emergency Medicine says many endured ‘degrading and dehumanising’ waits on trolleys

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2025

Oldest patients facing longest waits in A&E as doctors say system is ‘failing our most vulnerable’

The ‘degrading’ treatment of the elderly is being called ‘an alarming threat to patient safety’

The Independent UK · May 5, 2025