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Deaths in UK attributed to long emergency waiting times

London, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina)The UK's National Health Service NHS reported today that long hours of admission periods in British hospital emergency departments caused some 23 thousand deaths in 2022.

Workers’ unions in the sector criticized the Government’s handling of problems related to the NHS, claiming a heavy workload of its staff, discontent over working conditions and concern over wages. Meanwhile, authorities acknowledge staff shortages, but disagree that the excess death totals are definitely accurate, television in this capital city commented.

According to reports, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine sent Freedom of Information requests to the NHS for its latest data on accidents and emergency waiting times.

According to the report received, more than 1.6 million British patients had to wait more than 12 hours in the department from the time they entered.

The medical school then calculated the death rates linked to long waits, which last year, often made headlines in the country.

Addressing the issue at the NHS Recovery Forum last month, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said long waits in accident and emergency departments are among the problems on the minds of all people in Britain.

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