During the same month 10,384 patients waited 12 hours or more. This was 1,437 (16.1%) more than in the previous month. Miles ...

But the figures also show a rise in the number of life-threatening calls made to the ambulance service and that only half ...

At least 49,000 A&E visits last year saw patients wait 24 hours or more for a hospital bed – with people aged 65 or over ...

A man has told of his anger after his partner was left permanently disabled by a stroke after waiting nearly two hours for an ...

A scheme to help GPs provide care and advice to patients without them joining long NHS hospital waiting lists is being ...

Thousands of children are on "hidden" waiting lists for autism and ADHD assessments, experts have told the BBC. This is ...

The government plans to prevent unnecessary hospital appointments from clogging up the NHS hospital waiting list by paying GPs to seek advice from hospital specialists themselves. The move is expected ...

“It will take time to reverse the damaging neglect the NHS has suffered in recent years, but our Plan for Change is starting to deliver benefits for patients, with waiting lists cut by 219,000 ...

Around 49,000 A&E patients had to wait 24 hours or more for a hospital bed in England last year, according to NHS figures.

There is a two-month time-lag in publishing NHS waiting times data which means the position at the end of March will be seen in figures published next month. In order to hit that target ...