Emergency department: Over 80s most likely to face waits longer than 12 hours, analysis shows
Emergency department: Over 80s most likely to face waits longer than 12 hours, analysis shows Jacqui WiseLast year 43% of patients aged over 80 years old who attended an emergency department waited more than 12 hours from arrival to admission to a ward, an analysis shows.
Authors
- Jacqui Wise
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ
- Published
- 2026-07-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2026-100443
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00