NHS England has moved a step closer to scrapping the four-hour A&E waiting time target, and has announced that it is to trial a new set of standards.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
They don't meet them so may as well remove.. we should be a patient need led NHS not a target performance led one.
Headline should read : Pilot scheme moves NHS closer to ending four-hour A&E target in England ThatsDevolved SayEngland
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