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In the past, minor A&Es (types 2 and 3, such as single specialty departments or minor injury units) nearly always admitted, transferred or discharged patients in less than four hours, whereas major A&Es (type 1) dealt with a higher number of attendees and more serious cases, and consistently performed worse at the four-hour target. The length of time patients spend in A&E before admission, transfer or discharge depends on the type of A&E unit they visit. NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions See also our NHS performance summaries, which present up-to-date information on key NHS performance measures as data are released by NHS England.

For in-depth analysis of what's causing increasing A&E waits, see our report Focus on: A&E attendances. This indicator explores breaches of the four-hour A&E target since 2010. Read the Nuffield Trust blog for more information about the previously proposed A&E targets. However, in September 2022 the then Health Secretary, Th érèse Coffey, ruled out changes to the four-hour target soon after her appointment, which means that the existing four-hour target remains in force for the foreseeable future. NHS England consulted on the proposed new standards, and the response to the consultation stated that the new standards will be rolled out. NHS England selected 14 hospital trusts to field test the new standards, and an interim report was published in October 2019.

In March 2019, the Review of NHS Access Standards was published, which proposed that the current four-hour A&E target should be replaced by a set of access standards, including the average waiting time in A&E, time to initial clinical assessment, and time to emergency treatment for critically ill and injured patients. In December 2022, an intermediary threshold target of 76% to be hit by March 2024 was introduced with further improvement expected in 2024/25.

The operational standard set in 2010 stated that at least 95% of patients attending A&E should be admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours.

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