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Hospital A&Es waits over 12 hours – is yours in worst 20?

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For the first time, NHS England has published data that measures waits of more than 12 hours from arrival at A&E, as overall waiting lists have climbed to a new record high. The government target for A&E is 4 hours, not 12 hours, and 95% of patients are meant to achieve that.

But on average, 1 in 10 people arriving at major A&E departments in England, are waiting more than 12 hours before being admitted, transferred or discharged, new figures show.

At some NHS trusts the figure is close to one in five, while at two trusts – East Kent and Barking, Havering & Redbridge – the proportion is higher than one in four.

Here are the worst 20 A&E performers

  1. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust – of 10,690 attendances in Feb, 3,350 waited over 12h = 31.3%
  2. East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust – 10,790 (2,705) = 25.1%
  3. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 5,660 (1,400) = 24.7%
  4. University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust – 7,160 (1,745) = 24.4%
  5. Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust – 8,740 (1,885) = 21.6%
  6. Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust – 5,245 (1,075) = 20.5%
  7. Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust – 6,960 (1,370) = 19.7%
  8. Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 6,235 (1,205) = 19.3%
  9. York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 8,990 (1,690) = 18.8%
  10. St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – 8,775 (1,630) = 18.6%
  11. Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – 6,135 (1,125) = 18.3%
  12. Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 14,080 (2,540) = 18.0%
  13. Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – 6,965 (1,235) = 17.7%
  14. Wye Valley NHS Trust – 5,235 (910) = 17.4%
  15. London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust – 11,895 (1,975) = 16.6%
  16. King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – 13,795 (2,255) = 16.4%
  17. East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust – 8,490 (1,385) = 16.3%
  18. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – 9,055 (1,475) = 16.3%
  19. University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust – 13,625 (2,220) = 16.3%
  20. Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust – 7,955 (1,285) = 16.2%.

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