NHS Braced for 'Toughest Winter' After A&Es and Ambulances Faced Record-Breaking October

NHS braced for 'toughest winter' after A&Es and ambulances faced record-breaking October

Up to 40% of A&E patients waited longer than four hours last month, the latest figures show, with winter pressure set to bite.

NHS Braced For 'toughest Winter' After A&Es And Ambulances Faced Record-breaking October

New figures from NHS England revealed up to 40% of those attending A&E are already waiting longer than four hours, with the number surging from 129,004

NHS braces for the winter surge

There is unlikely to be any further financial help for the local NHS over the key winter period. A report to members of the county's health scrutiny committee, which meets on November 19, reveals that short-term service funding was part of the overall financial allocation at the start of the financial year."This means that there 12/11/2025