"People Are Having A Poor Experience!" | Overcrowding in A&E Departments ‘Increases Risk Of Death’

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Overcrowding in A&E departments and corridor care is linked to hundreds of deaths every week in the UK, according to a new study. A review of more than 19,000 adult patients found that, for every 10% increase in emergency department occupancy, the chance of dying in the following 28 days rose by 1%. The work was carried out at 134 A&Es in Wales, Northern Ireland and England last year and presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress in France. Speaking with Former Chair of the NHS Trust Roy Lilley, Talk's Duncan Barkes says: "I'm trying to understand how in predominantly a rich country and with an NHS that's getting 216 billion quid a year in its budget, how we're reading headlines like this!" #nhs #hospitals #duncanbarkes #talk Have you got a story? Email tips@talk.tv Click here for more from Talk https://talk.tv If you need any help visit: https://talk.tv/helplines

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