"David Cameron’s claims about Accident and Emergency waiting times are being investigated by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) after he was accused of “spinning” the facts, days before official figures revealed record high attendances at emergency departments.
The Prime Minister told MPs this week that Accident and Emergency waiting times had gone down under the Coalition Government. However, the House of Commons Library challenged the reliability of his statement, pointing out that typical waits had remained unchanged, while total time spent in Accident and Emergency had actually risen for patients with the most serious conditions."
Today here.
"England's major A&E units have now missed the waiting time target for 52 weeks in a row, official figures show. Hospitals are meant to see 95% of A&E patients in four hours. NHS England looks at all A&E providers, including smaller units such as walk-in centres - and overall the 95% standard has been met over the last year.
But the last time the 144 trusts with major units met the four-hour standard over a seven-day period was in the week ending 14 July last year. This contrasts to previous years when the target has been met during some of the warmer months."
The NHS announced today, anyone believing a word Camoron says will qualify for free psychiatric counselling.
Eddie
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