One patient dies every 23 minutes in England after long delay in A&E

More than 20,000 people died in 2022 after spending at least 12 hours waiting for care, figures show

One patient is dying every 23 minutes in England after they endured a long delay in an A&E unit, according to analysis of NHS figures by emergency care doctors.

In all, 23,003 people died during 2022 after spending at least 12 hours in an A&E waiting for care or to be admitted to a bed, according to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM).

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