Jeremy Hunt ditches four-hour target as A&E crisis deepens

Royal College of Emergency Medicine says significant level of overcrowding at substantial number of hospitals jeopardises patient safetyFrontline doctors have issued an unprecedented warning that patient safety is at risk at many A&E units across the NHS because hospitals are overwhelmed, as the health secretary ­provoked controversy by suggesting the four-hour treatment target should exclude people who waste time by presenting with minor ailments. Related: Share your experiences of the