Waiting time before first speaking with a doctor or nurse at A&E in England 2016-2018

Published by Jenny Yang, Nov 30, 2023
In 2016 and 2018, A&E attendees in England were surveyed about the length of time they had wait before their first interaction with a doctor or nurse. According to the results, 19 percent of respondents had to wait for more than an hour i n2018, compared with 18 percent who waited this long in 2016.

How long did you wait before you first spoke to a nurse or doctor?

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Release date

October 2019

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2016 and 2018

Number of respondents

39,568 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Postal questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Respondents who stated that they didn't know / couldn't remember have been excluded.
This statistic is using original data from the Department of Health and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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