SERIOUSLY ill patients face deadly delays as A&E departments endured their worst month ever in July, MPs warned last night.
Four out of ten casualty victims had to wait at least four hours before they could be seen by a doctor.
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Last month, a shocking 29317 patients waited more than 12 hours to get a bed in a ward.
Meanwhile, paramedics recorded 85,397 life-or-death callouts as their average response time for the most serious incidents matched March’s worst-ever level — nine minutes, 35 seconds.
In June, the surgery waiting list increased to 6.73million. Just 59.9 per cent of cancer patients now start treatment within two months — a record low.
The NHS England figures are what the British Medical Association calls the NHS England. “truly dire”.
Wes Streeting, Labour’s shadow health secretary, said it was the biggest crisis in NHS history, adding: “Record waiting times have a cost in lives.”
Prof Stephen Powis, Director of NHS, said that the NHS was understaffed. “immense pressure”But it worked! “to increase urgent and emergency care capacity and reduce call times ahead of winter”.