A&E waits over 12 hours more than double for elderly patients

A&E waiting times of over 12 hours for elderly people have more than doubled in two years, new figures show. NHS Digital says long waits among those aged 70 and over have gone up from 34,088 in 2013/14 to 88,252 in 2015/16. The latest figures come as the Government tried to play down accusations the NHS is in crisis, and the day after Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt appeared to suggest he might alter the four-hour target for patients to be dealt with in A&E.