8,000 people on hospital trolleys in August; up 27% on 2016 figures

Almost 8,000 patients were admitted to hospital on trolleys in August, an increase of 27% on the same period last year.

8,000 people on hospital trolleys in August; up 27% on 2016 figures

In August 2016, 6,136 people were admitted on trolleys — this August that figure had risen to 7,781.

In the full year to date, 65,455 people have been admitted for care on trolleys, a rise of 7% on 2016.

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