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

Over a Million Older Patients Waited 12 Hours or More in A&E Last Year, Report Says

In 2024, over a million people aged 60 and above endured waits of more than 12 hours in A&E departments across England, according to a new report from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM). The report, released on Tuesday, revealed that 1,148,666 older patients faced extended delays before being admitted, transferred, or discharged, a more than threefold rise from 305,619 in 2019. Findings also revealed that the older a patient was, the…

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