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One in eight patients delayed in transfer from ambulance to A&E by at least 30 minutes
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ONE in eight people have been delayed 30 minutes or more in transit between ambulances and A&E departments this winter, according to Labour Party analysis of NHS figures.
Just over 23,000 people — 13 per cent of such patients — were delayed in their transfer to A&E in the first two weeks of December.
NHS guidance states that patients should be handed over within 15 minutes of arriving at hospital.
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