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the latest nhs figures. a&e waiting times also improved. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here. good news, they have fallen quite significantly. they have fallen quite sianificantl . ., , they have fallen quite sianificantl . . , , , significantly. that s right, pretty significant. significantly. that s right, pretty significant, this. in significantly. that s right, pretty significant, this. in december, | significant, this. in december, there was this rise in flu cases adding to the other winter pressures on hospitals. for the category 2 response times in england, which includes heart attacks and strokes, on average, it was taking an hour and a half for ambulances to get patients in december. injanuary, that fell to half an hour, although still above the target of 80 minutes. in a&e, the four hour benchmark to be treated or assessed, in january, benchmark to be treated or assessed, injanuary, just over a quarter had to wait more than four hours, that was down from more than a thi