More than 2,000 people waited over 12 hours in Greater Manchester A&Es last month - the situation is only getting worse
More than 2,200 people had to wait over 12 hours in A&E departments in Greater Manchester last month, according to the latest data released by the NHS.
READ MORE:Demands for public inquiry amid 'catastrophic disaster' at mental health unit as alleged abuse exposed Steve Dixon, chief delivery officer of NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care, responded to the figures. The long waiting times come as a result of higher numbers of people walking through the doors to A&E, more people calling 999 and needing ambulance help, and hospital beds being full up so now more patients coming through the emergency avenues can be admitted.
Heading into winter, the Greater Manchester NHS boss says that hospital beds are desperately trying to be freed up by the service, but 'realistically' the problem will not be fixed entirely.
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