Forbes February 13, 2023
Katherine Hignett

England’s urgent and emergency care performance has improving since it reported its worst-ever results last month.

The country’s latest statistics show waits in emergency rooms and ambulance response times have improved despite several days of strike action from ambulance staff.

In December, only 65% of patients were admitted or sent home from emergency rooms, compared to 72% in January. This is a significant improvement, but still falls far below the country’s 95% target.

Several factors, including staff shortages, a lack of adequate social care and an increase in patient acuity mean patients are spending longer than average in hospital. In many cases, these are patients who are medically fit to leave but waiting on extra support in the community.

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