More than 1,300 deaths a month in England due to long A&E waits, figures suggest
Key takeaways
- More than 300 deaths were linked to long waits every week in 2025, up from 30 in 2015, according to the analysis.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleMore than 1,300 patients a month in England are dying needlessly due to long A&E waits, a tenfold rise in a decade, figures suggest.
- There were more than 300 deaths linked to long waits every week in 2025, up from 30 a week in 2015, according to analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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More than 300 deaths were linked to long waits every week in 2025, up from 30 in 2015, according to the analysis. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAView image in fullscreen More than 300 deaths were linked to long waits every week in 2025, up from 30 in 2015, according to the analysis. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAA&EMore than 1,300 deaths a month in England due to long A&E waits, figures suggest Senior medical staff call for solutions to tackle root causes of excess deaths amid tenfold increase in a decade
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleMore than 1,300 patients a month in England are dying needlessly due to long A&E waits, a tenfold rise in a decade, figures suggest.
There were more than 300 deaths linked to long waits every week in 2025, up from 30 a week in 2015, according to analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.