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Doctors warn of ‘threat to patient safety’ over elderly people stuck in A&E

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A report from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)… shows that rising numbers of elderly and frail people are stuck in A&E, often on trolleys in corridors. Figures obtained by RCEM via the Freedom of Information Act show that 1.15 million people aged 60 and over waited more than 12 hours to be transferred, admitted or discharged in England’s major A&E departments last year.

Posted in: News on 05/09/2025 | Link to this post on IFP |
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