Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
(asked on 11th December 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of patients waited longer than four hours in A&E in (a) September, (b) October and (c) November 2024.
The following table shows the percentage of patients in England who waited longer than four hours in accident and emergency, in September, October, and November of 2023 and 2024:
Month and year | Percentage of patients who waited longer than four hours |
September 2024 | 25.8% |
October 2024 | 27.0% |
November 2024 | 27.9% |
September 2023 | 28.3% |
October 2023 | 29.7% |
November 2023 | 30.2% |
Source: NHS England, available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/