The A&E crisis isn't about figures or targets. Drs say patients have become seriously ill while waiting to be seen. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/worst-a-e-waiting-times-since-2008-x.119852530 …
@HelenPuttick 4 hour wait needs scrapping, at least for smaller A&Es. Distance to A&E should be factored into waiting times; never has been
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@JonMarcStanley I appreciate 4 hr target is crude in many ways - but it does serve as a barometer for the whole NHS/ social care system. -
@HelenPuttick Hardly, treating a hub as a terminus draws focus away from real pinch points.
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@JonMarcStanley A timely measure to show how NHS/ care resources are coping is vital. My thanks to A&E staff for letting 4hr target be it. -
@HelenPuttick It's rigged; 25% of admissions happen < last ten minutes of the 4 hour wait. Not a measure of need, delays due to lack of beds
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