A&E crisis: Record number waited longer than four hours this winter

Almost 200,000 patients waited longer than the NHS target of four hours to be admitted to hospital from accident and emergency departments this winter - the most since records began.While the percentage of A&E patients treated within the four-hour target improved marginally in February compared to January, the worst month on record, the total number waiting longer in the peak winter months was up 45% year-on-year.Total emergency admissions to NHS hospitals in England rose to 1.44 million in