Ambulances lost nearly two million hours to A&E delays last year, report finds
AMBULANCES were delayed by nearly two million hours waiting to hand over patients at A&Es across England last year, a new report has found.
Patients should be handed over within 15 minutes, according to national guidance.
But the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) said that nearly two million hours had been lost due to delays exceeding the target over the 12 months to March.
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