Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of patients waited longer than four hours in A&E in (a) September, (b) October and (c) November 2024.
Answered by Karin Smyth
The following table shows the percentage of patients in England who waited longer than four hours in accident and emergency, in September, October, and November of 2023 and 2024:
Month and year | Percentage of patients who waited longer than four hours |
September 2024 | 25.8% |
October 2024 | 27.0% |
November 2024 | 27.9% |
September 2023 | 28.3% |
October 2023 | 29.7% |
November 2023 | 30.2% |
Source: NHS England, available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/
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