Tuesday 9 August 2022 08:10 AM Six in ten stroke patients waiting dangerously long times to be seen, study ... trends now

Tuesday 9 August 2022 08:10 AM Six in ten stroke patients waiting dangerously long times to be seen, study ... trends now
Tuesday 9 August 2022 08:10 AM Six in ten stroke patients waiting dangerously long times to be seen, study ... trends now

Tuesday 9 August 2022 08:10 AM Six in ten stroke patients waiting dangerously long times to be seen, study ... trends now

Six in ten stroke patients wait ages to be seen in specialist unit as only 40% are admitted in recommended four hours, study shows Only 38.3 per cent of patients were admitted within four hours of arriving in A&E The data from the first three months of this year was down 10 per cent from 2021  The average wait was five hours and 17 minutes There are about 100,000 strokes a year in the UK, causing 34,000 deaths 

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Six in ten stroke patients face dangerously long waits to be seen in a specialist unit, a study found. 

Just 38.3 per cent were admitted within the recommended four hours of arriving in A&E during the first three months of this year. 

The figure was down ten percentage points on the same period in 2021. 

The average wait was five hours, 17 minutes.

Data from the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme, analysed by Labour, covered England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

There are about 100,000 strokes a year in the UK, causing 34,000 deaths. 

Just 38.3 per cent of stroke patients were admitted within the recommended four hours of arriving in A&E during the first three months of this year. Picture: file image

Just 38.3 per cent of stroke patients were admitted within the recommended four hours of arriving in A&E during the first three months of this year. Picture: file image

Charlotte Nicholls, at the Stroke Association, said: ‘Getting to a stroke unit is vital for receiving appropriate,

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