Up to 500 people dying each week due to crippling NHS delays, top doctor warns
There could be as many as 500 deaths a week because of delays to the country's crippling emergency care, a senior doctor has warned.
Dr Boyle estimated that between 300 to 500 people are dying each week as a consequence of delays and problems with urgent and emergency care. The stark warning comes after it was revealed 149 patients rushed to hospital in ambulance were made to wait over an hour at Greater Manchester A&Es in just one day.
Northern Care Alliance meanwhile - which runs four hospitals and community services within Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale - raised a 'Business Continuity Incident' on Thursday due to the pressure being faced. The figures for delays greater than an hour, however, are far higher - the 149 figure. Overall, the time lost to ambulance handover delays on the day was a total of 293 hours.
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