'Nearly 1,000 deaths due to emergency room waiting times' says report

'Nearly 1,000 deaths due to emergency room waiting times' says report

Welsh Government admits 'Too many people are waiting too long in emergency departments'

A&E crisis: Nearly 1,000 deaths in Wales linked to 12-hour waits as calls grow for urgent action

New figures from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveal 965 deaths in 2025 were associated with long emergency department waits — an average of 18 people every week. The total is up on the previous year, with doctors warning the scale of the crisis should send “shockwaves” through the political system. “A matter of life and death” Emergency medicine experts say the situation inside A&E departments has become critical. Dr Rob Perry said m…

Wales: 965 deaths linked to long A&E waits in 2025

The scale of deaths linked to long A&E waits last year should send shockwaves through the entire political system in Wales, and whoever forms the next Welsh Government must commit to ending the link between long waits and deaths by 2030.