bbc analysis of accident and emergency waiting times in england shows wide variations in how services have coped this winter. at some of the 107 hospital trusts that provided data, more than half of patients waited longer than four hours, but at the best performing units fewer than one in ten did. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has more. it s been the toughest winter for the nhs in a generation. across the uk, there have been record waiting times for ambulances and in a&e departments. and that s had a real impact on patients. the bbc has analysed nhs england data on average waiting times in emergency departments over december and january. among the best performing were nhs trusts in northumbria, maidstone and tunbridge wells and blackpool. but patients in hull, wye valley, and shrewsbury and telford face the longest waits. and in all the ten worst performing trusts, patients were five times more likely to face
trusts that provided data, more than half of patients waited longer than four hours. but at the best performing units fewer than one in ten did. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has more. it s been the toughest winter for the nhs in a generation. across the uk, there have been record waiting times for ambulances and in a&e departments. and that s had a real impact on patients. the bbc has analysed nhs england data on average waiting times in emergency departments over december and january. among the best performing were nhs trusts in northumbria, maidstone and tunbridge wells and blackpool. but patients in hull, wye valley and shrewsbury and telford face the longest waits. and in all the ten worst performing trusts, patients were five times more likely to face a long wait of over four hours than in the best performing hospital. so what explains the difference between the best and the worst? 0ne hospital boss says its staff, teamwork and investment.
dominic hughes, has more. it has been the toughest winter for the nhs in a generation. across the uk, there have been record waiting times for ambulances and in a&e departments. and that s had a real impact on patients. the bbc has analysed nhs england data on average waiting times in emergency departments over december and january. among the best performing were nhs trusts in northumbria, maidstone and tunbridge wells, and blackpool. but patients in hull, wye valley, and shrewsbury and telford face the longest waits. and in all, the ten worst performing trusts, patients were five times more likely to face a long wait of over four hours than in the best performing hospital. so what explains the difference between best and worst? 0ne hospital boss says it s staff, teamwork and investment. we ve got the greatest staff
is not in here day in and day out. there is a sign in the hospital advising people that if you need any it is a six our weight. one ambulance driverjust it is a six our weight. one ambulance driver just told it is a six our weight. one ambulance driverjust told me that this day hasn t even really been that busy. the trust that runs the hospital here has one of the worst performance on weights for their emergency department. it isa it is a really poor performance, one of the worst performing trusts. have you been talking to people in hospital, what have they said to you? i hospital, what have they said to ou? . , hospital, what have they said to ou? ., , ., . hospital, what have they said to ou? ., , ., ., you? i have been here all day and eve one you? i have been here all day and everyone i you? i have been here all day and everyone i have you? i have been here all day and everyone i have spoken you? i have been here all day and everyone i have spoken to - you? i have been here a