The NHS is set to abandon its flagship guarantee that patients at A&E will be treated, admitted or sent home within four hours, under plans unveiled by health service bosses on Monday. More follows…
The NHS is set to abandon its flagship guarantee that patients at A&E will be treated, admitted or sent home within four hours, under plans unveiled by health service bosses on Monday.
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