Survey shows public want more staff in A&E units

Almost a quarter of recent users of emergency departments and a similar proportion of the general public has said increased staffing would be the best way of improving emergency care in their area.

The finding is included in the first phase of data compiled for the nationwide Study of the Impact of Reconfiguration on Emergency and Urgent Care Networks (SIREN) project.

As part of the project, opinion polling began last March and 8,000 telephone interviews were conducted.