Almost 400,000 patients left waiting for 24 hours to be seen in A&E because of ‘year-round crisis in emergency care’

The nation’s top emergency doctor warned seriously ill and elderly patients are enduring long, stressful waits in surroundings ‘worse than an airport lounge’. The nation’s top emergency doctor warned seriously ill and elderly patients are enduring long, stressful waits in surroundings ‘worse than an airport lounge’.