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About 300,000 ambulances were left queuing outside hospitals last year with patients waiting to be seen in A&E, according to research by Labour.
The longest recorded delay was more than eight hours, despite the 15-minute nationally agreed standard.
Handover delays typically happen when emergency departments are too busy to safely accept new patients.
The Department of Health said long waits were "unacceptable" but numbers had fallen over the past year.
Labour obtained data from all ambulance trusts in England under the Freedom of Information Act.
The investigation found 279,207 ambulances were delayed for more than half an hour, and a further 30,601 reported waits lasting over an hour.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28706796
The longest recorded delay was more than eight hours, despite the 15-minute nationally agreed standard.
Handover delays typically happen when emergency departments are too busy to safely accept new patients.
The Department of Health said long waits were "unacceptable" but numbers had fallen over the past year.
Labour obtained data from all ambulance trusts in England under the Freedom of Information Act.
The investigation found 279,207 ambulances were delayed for more than half an hour, and a further 30,601 reported waits lasting over an hour.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28706796