RCEM analysis: Long A&E waits linked to over 1,300 excess deaths per month in England
By
Andrew Gregory
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Summary
Analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveals that more than 1,300 patients per month in England are dying needlessly due to long A&E waits in 2025 — a tenfold increase from 30 deaths per week in 2015 to over 300 per week. The RCEM's president, Dr Ian Higginson, calls for urgent political action and a meaningful plan to address the crisis in emergency care.
Key quotes
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We have to ask why this awful problem isn't the subject of relentless focus and political conversation.
The number of deaths linked to long stays in our emergency departments has increased tenfold in a decade.
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