The number of patients waiting twelve hours or more has dramatically increased in recent years. In 2022, around 347,707 patients waited twelve hours or more compared with 1,306 in 2015.
The NHS was the worlds 7th largest employer in 2022, employing more than 1.3 million individuals. Due to increasingly difficult working conditions and disputes over pay, the NHS is struggling to fill vacancies and had more than 110,000 in December 2021. Additionally, expenditure on staff as a share of total expenditure has fallen in recent years. A survey conducted in December 2021 found that more than 30 percent of NHS staff had thought about leaving the organization. 2022 and 2023 saw a record number of strikes across the UK in various sectors. Support for the strikes has generally been high, but none higher than support for NHS nurses who enjoyed 64 percent of public support as of November 2022.
Number of patients who waited twelve hours or more in Accident and Emergency departments in England from 2015 to 2022
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The Guardian. (January 23, 2023). Number of patients who waited twelve hours or more in Accident and Emergency departments in England from 2015 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361149/patients-waiting-twelve-hours-more-aande/
The Guardian. "Number of patients who waited twelve hours or more in Accident and Emergency departments in England from 2015 to 2022." Chart. January 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361149/patients-waiting-twelve-hours-more-aande/
The Guardian. (2023). Number of patients who waited twelve hours or more in Accident and Emergency departments in England from 2015 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361149/patients-waiting-twelve-hours-more-aande/
The Guardian. "Number of Patients Who Waited Twelve Hours or More in Accident and Emergency Departments in England from 2015 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361149/patients-waiting-twelve-hours-more-aande/
The Guardian, Number of patients who waited twelve hours or more in Accident and Emergency departments in England from 2015 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361149/patients-waiting-twelve-hours-more-aande/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of patients who waited twelve hours or more in Accident and Emergency departments in England from 2015 to 2022 [Graph], The Guardian, January 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361149/patients-waiting-twelve-hours-more-aande/