Health News from Medical News Today: Long Emergency Waiting Times Linked To Increased Risk Of Adverse Events, UK

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Long Emergency Waiting Times Linked To Increased Risk Of Adverse Events, UK 2 Jun 2011, 12:00 am Long emergency department waiting times are associated with an increased risk of hospital admission or death within seven days among non-admitted patients, finds a study published on bmj.com today. The findings support policies to reduce the time patients wait and call into question government plans to abandon the 4-hour A&E target in England for lack of "clinical justification." Long emergency department waiting times are associated with delays in care and several countries have set targets for the time patients wait... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.