Long A&E waits worst on record

Long A&E waits last month hit their highest level since public records began, as NHS England warns it’s battling its “busiest winter on record”.

There were 192,168 accident and emergency department attendees who waited more than 12 hours from time of arrival, around 13 per cent of all attendances. Both the number and proportion of 12-hour waits were the highest recorded since NHSE began routinely publishing this data in February 2023.

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Source: Health Service Journal, 12 February 2026