Edward Argar corrected a written answer on Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Chris Ruane (Labour, Vale of Clwyd) asked written question 292123 on 30 September 2019. Edward Argar answered on 3 October 2019 for the Department of Health and Social Care, and Edward Argar corrected the answer on 8 October 2019. The figure 4,315,000 in the original became 1,692,578 in the correction, lower by 2,622,422. Altogether 3 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients that waited longer than four hours in A&E in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2018-19.
Original and corrected answer
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| In 2009-10 there were 20,511,908 attendances of which 353,617 patients waited longer than four hours in accident and emergency. In 2018-19 there were 24,826,981 attendances of which 2,976,112 people waited more than four hours but in the face of rising demand, | In 2009-10 there were 20,511,908 attendances of which 353,617 patients waited longer than four hours in accident and emergency. In 2018-19 there were 24,826,981 attendances of which 2,976,112 people waited more than four hours but in the face of rising demand, 1,692,578 more patients were seen within four hours compared to 2009-10. |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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