Full Trust statement – A&E waiting time performance
Image: Tom Boon Full statement from Nick Carver, Chief Executive of East & North Herts NHS Trust received on Thursday 18th February, 2016. “The standard set nationally for the NHS is that 95% of those attending A&E are seen, treated and either discharged or a decision to admit them is made within four hours of their arrival. The NHS as a whole has struggled to meet this standard consistently since September 2014, following changes in both the level of A&E attendances and the