Thursday 22 September 2022 05:23 PM Therese Coffey was told to go home after nine hour A&E wait this summer trends now
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Therese Coffey today revealed how she was forced to wait nine hours in A&E this summer only to be told to go home.
The Health Secretary's own experience, told in the House of Commons, illustrates the scale of the NHS's emergency care crisis.
Tens of thousands of Britons face 12-hour casualty waits every month.
Detailing her own horrifying A&E delay, Dr Coffey told MPs she was treated swiftly after visiting a different, nearby hospital the next day.
Her account came as she unveiled her NHS rescue plan, including her main pledge for patients to be able to see a GP within two weeks.
The Health Secretary's own experience, told in the House of Commons, illustrates the scale of the NHS's emergency care crisis
NHS data published today show 1.14 million Britons spent at least half a day stuck in waiting rooms or corridors between April 2021 and March 2022
Pledging a 'laser-like' focus on tackling problems throughout the health service, she claimed there was 'too much variation in the access and care people
