There are two specific mentions in the National Plan for the NHS in
England
" 12.10 By 2004 no-one should be waiting more than four hours in
accident and
emergency from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge. Average
waiting times in
accident and emergency will fall as a result to 75 minutes. By then we
will have ended
inappropriate trolley waits for assessment and admission. Of course
some patients
such as those emergencies arriving by ambulance will clinically need to
be assessed
on a trolley, but after that if they need a hospital bed they should be
admitted to one
without undue delay."
What changes to A&E Departments does the list think will be required to
meet this target?
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Andrew
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Andrew Hobart FRCS FFAEM
Birmingham
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