Named in the side. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Record numbers of patients waited for more than four hours in accident and Emergency Departments in england in december thats according to officialfigures. Only 86 met the nhs target of being seen in four hours or less. And figures leaked to the bbc suggest it was even worse in january, just 82 , the worst performing month for a e departments in the past 13 years. The bma says the Prime Minister can no longer bury her head in the sand about the increasing pressure on the nhs. The government says the vast majority of patients are seen and treated quickly. This report from our Health Editor hugh pym. Scenes like this on bbc news this week have highlighted the immense strains being felt right across the nhs. Here at royal blackburn hospital, rated as good by inspectors, some patients waited up to 13 hours in a e. Some had to sit on the floor. The latest official figures confirmed it was the worst for waits since modern re
News. Record numbers of patients spent more than for hours in accident and emergency in england in january according to figures given to the bbc. January seems to be the worst performing month in 13 years. The figures also suggest Record Numbers of people waited more than 12 hours for a hospital bed once being seen. The Doctors Union has accused the government of failing to grasp the seriousness of the situation, as we report. Scenes like this on bbc news this week have highlighted the immense strain being felt across the nhs. Here at royal blackburn hospital, rated as good by inspectors, some patients waited up to 13 hours in a e. Some had to sit on the floor. Official figures have confirmed that it was the worst decemberfor waits since modern records began. Today at Hillingdon Hospital in west london, things were a bit calmer, but managers confirm that theyve been stretched to the limits. Its been fairly relentless in terms of november and december through january. Im confident that
News. Record numbers of patients spent more than for hours in accident and emergency in england in january according to figures given to the bbc. January seems to be the worst performing month in 13 years. The figures also suggest Record Numbers of people waited more than 12 hours for a hospital bed once being seen. The Doctors Union has accused the government of failing to grasp the seriousness of the situation, as we report. Scenes like this on bbc news this week have highlighted the immense strain being felt across the nhs. Here at royal blackburn hospital, rated as good by inspectors, some patients waited up to 13 hours in a e. Some had to sit on the floor. Official figures have confirmed that it was the worst decemberfor waits since modern records began. Today at Hillingdon Hospital in west london, things were a bit calmer, but managers confirm that theyve been stretched to the limits. Its been fairly relentless in terms of november and december through january. Im confident that
News. Record numbers of patients spent more than for hours in accident and emergency in england in january according to figures given to the bbc. January seems to be the worst performing month in 13 years. The figures also suggest Record Numbers of people waited more than 12 hours for a hospital bed once being seen. The Doctors Union has accused the government of failing to grasp the seriousness of the situation, as we report. Scenes like this on bbc news this week have highlighted the immense strain being felt across the nhs. Here at royal blackburn hospital, rated as good by inspectors, some patients waited up to 13 hours in a e. Some had to sit on the floor. Official figures have confirmed that it was the worst decemberfor waits since modern records began. Today at Hillingdon Hospital in west london, things were a bit calmer, but managers confirm that theyve been stretched to the limits. Its been fairly relentless in terms of november and december through january. Im confident that
News. Record numbers of patients spent more than for hours in accident and emergency in england in january according to figures given to the bbc. January seems to be the worst performing month in 13 years. The figures also suggest Record Numbers of people waited more than 12 hours for a hospital bed once being seen. The Doctors Union has accused the government of failing to grasp the seriousness of the situation, as we report. Scenes like this on bbc news this week have highlighted the immense strain being felt across the nhs. Here at royal blackburn hospital, rated as good by inspectors, some patients waited up to 13 hours in a e. Some had to sit on the floor. Official figures have confirmed that it was the worst decemberfor waits since modern records began. Today at Hillingdon Hospital in west london, things were a bit calmer, but managers confirm that theyve been stretched to the limits. Its been fairly relentless in terms of november and december through january. Im confident that