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There will be concern too that the pressures of a long, hot summer have merged almost seamlessly into the pressures associated with the winter months. <\/p>\n

More patients, including children, have been arriving at A&E departments with flu and other respiratory viruses.<\/p>\n

The number of patients seen within four hours in A&Es last month fell to 74.4%, down from 75.0% in August.<\/p>\n

The number of people waiting more than 12 hours in A&E departments from a decision to admit to actually being admitted \u2013 what is known as “corridor care” \u2013 stood at 50,582 in September, up from 44,951 in August.<\/p>\n

That has alarmed Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute Medicine.<\/p>\n

“A 13% year-on-year rise in 12-hour emergency department waits as winter approaches should set alarm bells ringing. <\/p>\n

“More than 50,000 patients waited over 12 hours from the decision to admit to admission in September – 1,686 people every day. <\/p>\n

“These are not just numbers.<\/p>\n

“They represent vulnerable people who are waiting far too long for a bed and staff trying to deliver safe care in overcrowded emergency departments.”<\/p>\n

The government says the 18-week mark could still be achieved, saying it was investing in NHS buildings and equipment to make services more productive.<\/p>\n

It also pointed to disruption to care that was caused by the strikes by resident doctors, a dispute which has now been settled.<\/p>\n

But the strain that services are feeling in September, before winter has even really got going, will be a cause for concern among NHS leaders and their political bosses alike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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