Over 250 People Reportedly Died Every Week in UK Hospitals Due to Long Waits in 2023

09:06, 1 April 2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - An average of 268 people a week are thought to have died in 2023 due to hours-long waits in emergency departments in the United Kingdom, the British media reported on Monday, citing a study by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine
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In February of this year alone, the number of people who waited more than 12 hours in emergency departments of British hospitals amounted to almost 45,000, the report said.
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The report added that more than 1.5 million patients waited 12 hours or more in emergency departments last year, according to UK National Health Service data.
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