A&E
The latest news and comment on hospital accident and emergency (A&E) departments
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Hope is to reduce strain on A&E amid winter pressures, including from Covid-19 and flu
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Doctors alarmed by drop in A&E attendances, including for heart attack symptoms
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Rosena Allin-Khan, a Labour MP and A&E doctor, reveals ‘heart-wrenching’ decisions facing hospital workers
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BMA says medics’ wellbeing is suffering as a result of strain on NHS
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As a junior doctor in A&E I’m calling on all my colleagues in Britain to go on strike
Andrew MeyersonWe need to shine a light on the slow starvation of the NHS, says junior doctor Andrew Meyerson -
Letters: Readers respond to the news that the health secretary, Matt Hancock, wants to abolish NHS targets for A&E waiting times
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Welsh hospital says lessons must be learned from death of Samantha Brousas
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Health service misses targets for A&E care, operations and cancer treatment
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Hospitals struggling to cope with rising numbers of patients who cannot get help elsewhere
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Lack of training and prosecutions, and workforce shortages, are placing staff in greater danger, say health unions
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Blood, sweat and tears I work in A&E. I see the brutal reality of the UK's homelessness crisis every day
Sarah SimonsRising numbers of homeless people have an impact on the NHS, but healthcare services can’t solve the problem alone -
Survey suggests more training needed to respond to events on scale of Grenfell Tower fire
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The chief executive of Redthread youth work charity says A&Es are the best places to reach young, at-risk victims of knife crime
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Almost 3 million people not dealt with in target time last year, NHS England data shows
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