A&E target dropped is an “insult to patients” left waiting hours to be seen

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to the admission the government is dropping its pledge to meet the four hour A&E waiting times target by the end of this Parliament, Liberal Democrat Health and Care Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:

“Dropping this target is an insult to patients who are having to wait hours on end to be seen at A&E.

“It looks like the government is taking a whack-a-mole approach to NHS targets, focusing on waiting lists at the expense of A&Es and GPs.

“The only way to fix the NHS is by driving up improvement across the board, and critically tackling the social care crisis that has been ignored for far too long."

ENDS

Notes to Editor

First reported by the Health Service Journal here.