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| A&E performance in Wales worst on record | A&E performance in Wales worst on record |
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| The proportion of patients spending less than the four hours target time in hospital A&E departments in Wales is the lowest since records began. | The proportion of patients spending less than the four hours target time in hospital A&E departments in Wales is the lowest since records began. |
| The percentage waiting more than 12 hours in A&E is also the highest, according to the health figures for February published today. | |
| The 38,323 emergency calls to the ambulance service were also the second highest on record. | The 38,323 emergency calls to the ambulance service were also the second highest on record. |
| But response times to "red" calls remained within the 65% target at 69%. | But response times to "red" calls remained within the 65% target at 69%. |
| The worsening performance figures in Wales is also reflected in other parts of the UK too. | The worsening performance figures in Wales is also reflected in other parts of the UK too. |
| It is a sign also of the pressure NHS Wales has been under this winter, with increasing demand, including the worst flu season for several years. | It is a sign also of the pressure NHS Wales has been under this winter, with increasing demand, including the worst flu season for several years. |
| But these figures do not cover the very cold snap in early March. | But these figures do not cover the very cold snap in early March. |
| They show: | They show: |
| Overall, there were another 3,258 patients using A&E in Wales last month compared to February 2017. | |
| It was the busiest February on record for the University Hospital of Wales, the country's biggest hospital, with nearly 10,500 patients attending its A&E department. It was the second busiest February for Morriston in Swansea. | It was the busiest February on record for the University Hospital of Wales, the country's biggest hospital, with nearly 10,500 patients attending its A&E department. It was the second busiest February for Morriston in Swansea. |
| Both hospitals saw rises in their 12-hour waits over the month. | Both hospitals saw rises in their 12-hour waits over the month. |
| But Wrexham Maelor has the most patients waiting more than 12 hours, 738. And for the four-hour waiting times, it was also the worst performing with only 54.7% of patients seen within the target. | But Wrexham Maelor has the most patients waiting more than 12 hours, 738. And for the four-hour waiting times, it was also the worst performing with only 54.7% of patients seen within the target. |
| Of the major hospitals, Prince Charles in Merthyr Tydfil saw 80.1% of patients within the four-hour target time and was the best performing. | Of the major hospitals, Prince Charles in Merthyr Tydfil saw 80.1% of patients within the four-hour target time and was the best performing. |
| Health Secretary Vaughan Gething said: "These figures confirm we are experiencing the busiest winter on record. | Health Secretary Vaughan Gething said: "These figures confirm we are experiencing the busiest winter on record. |
| "Along with record levels of emergency admissions, we've seen the highest levels of flu and proportion of elderly patients admitted for many years." | "Along with record levels of emergency admissions, we've seen the highest levels of flu and proportion of elderly patients admitted for many years." |
| He said the vast majority of patients had received "timely, professional care". | He said the vast majority of patients had received "timely, professional care". |
| Mr Gething said none of the challenges were unique to Wales but the Welsh Government had provided an additional £10m in February to local authorities to enable people to remain in their homes or return from hospital to their community more quickly. | Mr Gething said none of the challenges were unique to Wales but the Welsh Government had provided an additional £10m in February to local authorities to enable people to remain in their homes or return from hospital to their community more quickly. |
| Conservative health spokeswoman Angela Burns called on Mr Gething to "get to grips with a mounting crisis on his watch". | |
| She added: "It's yet another sign of a health service under significant pressure, undermined by poor planning and underfunding by the Welsh Labour Government." | |
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