A&E waiting time performance hits five-year low in Bradford, Airedale, Calderdale and Huddersfield

[Northerner]

Thousands of A&E patients were left more than four hours before being dealt with at hospitals in West Yorkshire in December, as a number of local NHS Trusts recorded their worst waiting time performance in five years.

Medical professionals warn that services are at breaking point nationally after December saw a record low proportion of patients seen in time – and they fear it will get worse before it gets better.

The required target for A&E departments is to admit, transfer or discharge at least 95% of patients within four hours of arrival.

But NHS statistics show that patients at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, which runs Bradford Royal Infirmary, waited longer on 3,977 occasions in December – 33.1% of all attendances.

https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co...ow-bradford-airedale-calderdale-huddersfield/

 

[Ralph-YK]

That's the areas West a touch from my NHS areas.
When I was in last November, the second time, I was taken straight into an A&E "booth". (I have known heart conditions, and medics had seen heart issues before getting me there.) I then sat there for 7 hours before being taken upstairs to the heart ward.
Sometimes there's problems moving people onto wards. Which will have a knock on affect on A&E dealing with the next person.

 

[Northerner]

That's the areas West a touch from my NHS areas.
When I was in last November, the second time, I was taken straight into an A&E "booth". (I have known heart conditions, and medics had seen heart issues before getting me there.) I then sat there for 7 hours before being taken upstairs to the heart ward.
Sometimes there's problems moving people onto wards. Which will have a knock on affect on A&E dealing with the next person.

It's the area where most of my family lives It seems the government's plan is to simply scrap the targets:

https://www.theguardian.com/society...emergency-nhs-waiting-targets-likely-scrapped

Yeah, that'll fix things Or make a deteriorating situation easier to conceal 🙄

 

[Ralph-YK]

At one time I was spending some time in Bradford. Occastionaly Huddersfield etc. Last month family had a day out in Huddersfield. Normally I wouldn't go to those hospitals. It is a possibility though.

It's the area where most of my family lives

Worrysome

 

[Northerner]

At one time I was spending some time in Bradford. Occastionaly Huddersfield etc. Last month family had a day out in Huddersfield. Normally I wouldn't go to those hospitals. It is a possibility though.

Worrysome

My Mum used to work at both Bradford Royal and Huddersfield Royal, although it's a long time since she retired 🙂