Not enough beds!

Four-hour emergency wait has risen to 300% in some Hospitals

The number of patients waiting for four or more hours at A&E has risen more than 300% at some hospitals.

2.2 million patients have not been seen within the target time in 2015-16 which is more than double the figure of one million in 2013-14. The NHS England have said the the hospitals were under pressure but are coping.

Since the start of December, hospitals have only seen 82.3% of patients who attended the A&E within the four-hour target. This is the worst performance since the target was introduced in 2004.

NHS bed occupy is not meant to exceed 85% - giving staff time to clean beds, to keep any risks of infection low, and have beds ready for patients who need them quickly. However, in the last year, 130 out of 179 hospital trusts have been exceeding these rates for general hospital beds; hospitals have reported using corridors to hold sick patients and more than 95% of beds in hospitals were used every day last winter.

Bed blocking has been a big impact of the ‘low amount of beds’ crisis. The elderly who do not have anyone to support them in their homes are staying in the hospitals, where they are being provided with care, leaving no room for those awaiting treatment.

Experts have been warning that the current four-hour waits can mean that some patients are 'being seriously put at risk'.

Mr Petrenkov, who’s friends work in the health care, has said: "We have lost all faith in accident and emergency.". To what extent do you agree?