Faster A&E Care: NHS Success Stories Can Become the Norm if Extra Cash is not Squandererd Says UNISON

Government figures today show that more patients than ever before are receiving faster accident and emergency treatment in our hospitals. For the year up to March 2007, 98.2 per cent of the 18.9 million people who attended England’s A&E departments were seen, diagnosed and treated within four hours of arriving at A&E departments.

UNISON Head of Health Karen Jennings said: