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90+ Patients Face 12-Hour A&E Delays: Crisis Unfolds

11/1/2025

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An Age UK report finds about 150,000 people aged 90+ in England wait over 12 hours in accident and emergency departments, with delays lasting days.
Caroline Abrahams, Age UK's charity director, calls the situation a crisis requiring immediate government action.
Health officials and MPs have echoed calls for a plan to curb waits and corridor care.
The government announced £450 million to expand urgent care facilities and increase ambulances.

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An Age UK report finds about 150,000 people aged 90+ in England wait over 12 hours in accident and emergency departments, with delays lasting days.
Caroline Abrahams, Age UK's charity director, calls the situation a crisis requiring immediate government action.
Health officials and MPs have echoed calls for a plan to curb waits and corridor care.
The government announced £450 million to expand urgent care facilities and increase ambulances.