Map reveals the best and worst NHS trusts for A&E waiting times – where does your hospital rank?

THE NHS A&Es where patients waited longest last month have been revealed.

More than half of patients at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust waited more than four hours to be admitted, transferred or discharged, according to NHS data.

Map shows: The A&Es in England where the highest proportion of patients waited more than four hours to be admitted, transferred or discharged, according to NHS data

The health service aims to ensure at least 95 per cent of patients are seen before that time.

Overall, 27 per cent of patients across England were waiting longer, the official figures show.

After NUH — where 8,656 people were waiting in emergency rooms — the next worst trust for waiting times was the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust.

Some 6,167 patients, or 48 per cent, of patients waited longer than four hours.

It was followed by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (48 per cent), Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (47 per cent) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (47 per cent). 

Miriam Deakin, of NHS Providers said: “Hospital trusts are working incredibly hard to respond to rising demand by seeing more patients than ever before.

“This is remarkable given the relentless pressure on urgent and emergency care services and the wider sector.

“However, demand continues to outstrip capacity, which means too many patients are having to wait longer for care and treatment.

“Shortages of staff, beds and equipment, as well as the need for proper investment in the NHS estate, social care, and more preventative support, are putting the health service under an alarming level of stress.”

The figures come from August, when British Medical Association junior doctors and consultants went on strike for six days in total.

Some 61,000 appointments were cancelled or postponed during the trainee medics walkout from August 11 to 15.

In total, more than 1million appointments will have been cancelled by the end of this month because of ongoing industrial action. 

Ms Deakin said: “Strikes are piling on the pressure.

“This is incredibly distressing for all involved as trust leaders and their staff are unable to give patients the timely, high-quality care they deserve.

“We desperately need better investment in capital as well as confirmation of how committed funds will deliver the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

“The most pressing need, though, is a resolution to the strikes. This can only be found by Government and unions talking to each other about pay.” 

Dr Tasso Gazis, of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust said: “We recognise the challenges faced in our Emergency Department and know that we need to do better for our patients.

“We have introduced a number of initiatives to improve wait times, like virtual wards and a same day emergency care unit which mean patients are able to get the care they need without an unnecessary trip to our emergency department.

“Our staff are working incredibly hard to ensure patients with the most urgent medical needs are prioritised whilst demand on our services remains high.

“We ask the public to continue to help us by thinking carefully about which NHS services they use. If you are unsure, visit NHS 111 online and they will direct you to the best place for your care.”

What percentage of patients waited longer than four hours at your hospital in August?

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust 50

The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust 48

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 48

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 47

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust 47

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust 46

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust 45

Wye Valley NHS Trust 44

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust 44

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 43

Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 42

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust 42

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust 41

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 41

Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 41

Ashford And St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 40

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 39

University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust 39

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust 38

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 38

East Cheshire NHS Trust 38

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust 37

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 37

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust 37

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust 37

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust 36

Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust 36

East And North Hertfordshire NHS Trust 36

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust 36

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust 36

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust 35

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust 35

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 35

Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust 35

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 34

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 34

Portsmouth Hospitals University National Health Service Trust 34

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust 34

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 34

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust 33

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 33

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 33

Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust 33

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust 32

Torbay And South Devon NHS Foundation Trust 32

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust 32

Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust 32

Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 32

Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust 32

University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust 31

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 31

Whittington Health NHS Trust 31

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust 31

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 31

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 31

Isle Of Wight NHS Trust 31

Warrington And Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 31

Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust 31

Barts Health NHS Trust 31

Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh NHS Foundation Trust 31

York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 31

University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust 31

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 30

Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust 30

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 30

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust 30

Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust 30

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust 30

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust 29

University Hospitals Bristol And Weston NHS Foundation Trust 29

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 29

Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 29

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust 29

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust 29

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 29

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust 28

North Bristol NHS Trust 28

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 28

East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust 28

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 28

Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust 28

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust 27

University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust 27

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust 27

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust 27

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 26

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust 26

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 26

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 26

Dartford And Gravesham NHS Trust 25

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 25

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust 25

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust 25

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust 25

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 25

University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust 25

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust 24

Guy’s And St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust 24

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust 24

County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust 24

Medway NHS Foundation Trust 24

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust 24

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 24

Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 23

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 23

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust 23

Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust 22

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust 22

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 22

South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust 22

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 21

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 21

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust 20

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 19

Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 17

Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust 15

Bransholme Health Centre 15

North Tees And Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust 14

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 14

East Riding Community Hospital 14

Birmingham Women’s And Children’s NHS Foundation Trust 9

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 8

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust 8

Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust 8

Woking Walk In Centre 8

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust 8

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust 7

Sirona Care & Health 7

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust 6

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust 5

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust 5

Urgent Care Centre (Qms) 4

Nottingham Citycare Partnership 4

Wirral Community Health And Care NHS Foundation Trust 4

Wiltshire Health & Care 4

North East London NHS Foundation Trust 3

Bracknell Urgent Care Centre Wic 3

Ashford Walk-In-Centre 3

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust 3

Phl Lymington Utc 2

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust 2

Miriam Minor Emergency 1

Goole & District Hospital 1

Practice Plus Group Hospital – Southampton 1

Paulton Memorial Hospital 1

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 1

Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre – St Marys Portsmouth 1

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust 1

Beckenham Beacon Ucc 1

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust 1

Herts Urgent Care (Ascots Lane) 1

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 1

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust 0

Corby Urgent Care Centre 0

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust 0

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust 0

Brighton Station Health Centre 0

Skelmersdale Walk In Centre 0

Gloucestershire Health And Care NHS Foundation Trust 0

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 0

Loughborough Urgent Care Centre 0

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 0

Llr Ea – The Merlyn Vaz Health & Social Care Centre 0

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust 0

Putnoe Walk In Centre 0

Hounslow And Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust 0

The Pinn Unregistered Wic 0

Assura Vertis Urgent Care Centres (Birmingham) 0

Badger Ltd 0

Dhu Health Care C.I.C 0

Erdington GP Health & Wellbeing Wic 0

Latham House Medical Practice 0

Market Harborough 0

Market Harborough Med.Ctr 0

Melton Mowbray 0

Oadby 0

Oakham 0

Sleaford Medical Group 0

South Birmingham GP Walk In Centre 0

Summerfield Urgent Care Centre 0

Local Care Direct 0

The Wilberforce Health Centre 0

Workington Health Limited 0

Rossendale Miu & Ooh 0

First Community Health And Care Cic 0

Haslemere Minor Injuries Unit 0

Station Plaza Health Centre 0

Whitstable Medical Practice 0

Exmouth Minor Injury Unit 0

Okehampton Medical Centre 0

Tetbury Hospital Trust Ltd 0

   

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