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Long waits at A&E becoming normal, warn doctors’ groups
Some patients in England stuck on emergency wards for days before they can be moved, say medical experts
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Long waiting times in emergency departments are becoming normal, with some patients spending days in A&E wards before they can be moved into other hospital beds, emergency physicians have warned.
Leaders of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) said that some hospitals had effectively run out of space, meaning patients could not receive the right care until a bed became free.
Read the original article at The Guardian