The number of delays lasting at least one hour has also risen drastically in the figures for England. In the 2023/24 winter, it was 16,423. The number of delays lasting at least one hour has also risen drastically in the figures for England. In the 2023/24 winter, it was 16,423.
Ambulance delays at the start of winter increase by nearly 50% in a year – as NHS faces ‘quad-demic’ of flu, Covid, norovirus and RSV
