12-hour trolley waits rise for fourth month at York Hospital

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 21:03 · Archive

The proportion of patients waiting more than 12 hours on trolleys at York and Scarborough hospitals has more than doubled since April.

The proportion of patients waiting more than 12 hours on trolleys in emergency departments at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has more than doubled since April, rising from 5.9 per cent to 14.6 per cent in August. The figure has increased for four consecutive months: 12 per cent in May, 12.4 per cent in June, 14.1 per cent in July and 14.6 per cent in August.

The trust's target trajectory for August was 9.9 per cent. The latest performance report described urgent and emergency care pressures as the trust's 'most significant operational and patient-safety concern' and warned that performance was behind trajectory across emergency care standards, 12-hour waits, length of stay and timely discharge measures.

Trust bosses said the situation was particularly challenging at Scarborough Hospital, where a shortage of senior doctors and decision-makers was contributing to longer waits. The report noted that 'low numbers of senior decision makers and medics, particularly overnight' was driving long waits. A business case is in development for investment into additional medical staffing, though an agreement for short-term increases in shifts is in place; however, there is 'often no uptake'.

The trust's longer-term ambition is to reduce the proportion of 12-hour waits to below five per cent by March 2027.

How it is being reported

• 12-hour trolley waits rise for fourth consecutive month at York Hospital trustThe proportion of patients waiting more than 12 hours on trolleys in emergency departments at York and Scarborough hospitals has more than doubled since April, according to new NHS figures.The Press (York) · 13 Oct, 20:00
• 12-hour trolley waits rise for fourth consecutive month at York Hospital trustThe proportion of patients waiting more than 12 hours on trolleys in emergency departments at York and Scarborough hospitals has more than doubled since April, according to new NHS figures.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 13 Oct, 20:00

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