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One in three patients had to wait more than four hours in accident and emergency at under-pressure Royal Stoke University and County Hospitals – the worst figure in the UK, new figures reveal.
The Royal Stoke University Hospital takes in patients who would normally have gone to the County Hospital in Stafford where the A&E department is closed overnight.
Trust chiefs have apologised but said their main priority is maintaining patient safety.
They say new beds will be offered in the new year to help cope with the rising demand from Stafford and Cannock.
Only 65 per cent of patients were seen within the four-hour government target for waiting times in the week ending December 14 at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/...our-hours-at-stafford-and-stoke-hospitals-ae/
The Royal Stoke University Hospital takes in patients who would normally have gone to the County Hospital in Stafford where the A&E department is closed overnight.
Trust chiefs have apologised but said their main priority is maintaining patient safety.
They say new beds will be offered in the new year to help cope with the rising demand from Stafford and Cannock.
Only 65 per cent of patients were seen within the four-hour government target for waiting times in the week ending December 14 at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/...our-hours-at-stafford-and-stoke-hospitals-ae/