The Greater Manchester A&Es where thousands of patients waited more than 12 hours
A number of hospital trusts in Greater Manchester have been ranked among the worst for waiting times at A&E departments across the country.For the first time, NHS England has published data on the number of patients having to wait more than 12 hours - and ranked trusts accordingly.The hospital trust in our region with the highest proportion of people having to wait over 12 hours in February this year was Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, where 19.
An estimated 350,000 appointments, including operations, were expected to have been cancelled across the country as a result of the action that follows years of what critics say are real-terms pay cuts that the government refuses to rectify. What the hospital trusts say... The trusts released together a joint statement when approached by the Manchester Evening News.
"Our staff have been working hard to provide patients with quality care and we are grateful for their efforts against a backdrop of challenges.
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