THE NHS A&Es where patients waited longest last month have been revealed.
More than half of patients at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust waited more than four hours to be admitted, transferred or discharged, according to NHS data.
The health service aims to ensure at least 95 per cent of patients are seen before that time.
Overall, 27 per cent of patients across England were waiting longer, the official figures show.
After NUH — where 8,656 people were waiting in emergency rooms — the next worst trust for waiting times was the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust.
Some 6,167 patients, or 48 per cent, of patients waited longer than four hours.
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It was followed by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (48 per cent), Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (47 per cent) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (47 per cent).
Miriam Deakin, of NHS Providers said: “Hospital trusts are working incredibly hard to respond to rising demand by seeing more patients than ever before.
“This is remarkable given the relentless pressure on urgent and emergency care services and the wider sector.
“However, demand continues to outstrip capacity, which means too many patients are having to wait longer for care and treatment.
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“Shortages of staff, beds and equipment, as well as the need for proper investment in the NHS estate, social care, and more preventative support, are putting the health service under an alarming level of stress.”
The figures come from August, when British Medical Association junior doctors and consultants went on strike for six days in total.
Some 61,000 appointments were cancelled or postponed during the trainee medics walkout from August 11 to 15.
In total, more than 1million appointments will have been cancelled by the end of this month because of ongoing industrial action.
Ms Deakin said: “Strikes are piling on the pressure.
“This is incredibly distressing for all involved as trust leaders and their staff are unable to give patients the timely, high-quality care they deserve.
“We desperately need better investment in capital as well as confirmation of how committed funds will deliver the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.
“The most pressing need, though, is a resolution to the strikes. This can only be found by Government and unions talking to each other about pay.”
Dr Tasso Gazis, of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust said: “We recognise the challenges faced in our Emergency Department and know that we need to do better for our patients.
“We have introduced a number of initiatives to improve wait times, like virtual wards and a same day emergency care unit which mean patients are able to get the care they need without an unnecessary trip to our emergency department.
“Our staff are working incredibly hard to ensure patients with the most urgent medical needs are prioritised whilst demand on our services remains high.
“We ask the public to continue to help us by thinking carefully about which NHS services they use. If you are unsure, visit NHS 111 online and they will direct you to the best place for your care.”
What percentage of patients waited longer than four hours at your hospital in August?
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust 50
The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust 48
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 48
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 47
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust 47
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust 46
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust 45
Wye Valley NHS Trust 44
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust 44
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 43
Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 42
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust 42
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust 41
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 41
Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 41
Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 40
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 39
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust 39
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust 38
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 38
East Cheshire NHS Trust 38
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust 37
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 37
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust 37
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust 37
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust 36
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust 36
East And North Hertfordshire NHS Trust 36
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust 36
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust 36
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust 35
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust 35
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 35
Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust 35
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 34
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 34
Portsmouth Hospitals University National Health Service Trust 34
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust 34
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 34
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust 33
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 33
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 33
Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust 33
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust 32
Torbay And South Devon NHS Foundation Trust 32
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust 32
Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust 32
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 32
Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust 32
University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust 31
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 31
Whittington Health NHS Trust 31
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust 31
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 31
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 31
Isle Of Wight NHS Trust 31
Warrington And Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 31
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust 31
Barts Health NHS Trust 31
Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh NHS Foundation Trust 31
York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 31
University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust 31
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 30
Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust 30
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 30
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust 30
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust 30
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust 30
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust 29
University Hospitals Bristol And Weston NHS Foundation Trust 29
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 29
Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 29
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust 29
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust 29
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 29
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust 28
North Bristol NHS Trust 28
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 28
East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust 28
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 28
Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust 28
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust 27
University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust 27
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust 27
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust 27
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 26
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust 26
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 26
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 26
Dartford And Gravesham NHS Trust 25
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 25
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust 25
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust 25
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust 25
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 25
University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust 25
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust 24
Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust 24
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust 24
County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust 24
Medway NHS Foundation Trust 24
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust 24
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 24
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 23
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 23
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust 23
Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust 22
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust 22
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 22
South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust 22
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 21
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 21
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust 20
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 19
Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 17
Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust 15
Bransholme Health Centre 15
North Tees And Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust 14
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 14
East Riding Community Hospital 14
Birmingham Women's And Children's NHS Foundation Trust 9
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 8
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust 8
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust 8
Woking Walk In Centre 8
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust 8
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust 7
Sirona Care & Health 7
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust 6
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust 5
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust 5
Urgent Care Centre (Qms) 4
Nottingham Citycare Partnership 4
Wirral Community Health And Care NHS Foundation Trust 4
Wiltshire Health & Care 4
North East London NHS Foundation Trust 3
Bracknell Urgent Care Centre Wic 3
Ashford Walk-In-Centre 3
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust 3
Phl Lymington Utc 2
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust 2
Miriam Minor Emergency 1
Goole & District Hospital 1
Practice Plus Group Hospital – Southampton 1
Paulton Memorial Hospital 1
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 1
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre – St Marys Portsmouth 1
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust 1
Beckenham Beacon Ucc 1
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust 1
Herts Urgent Care (Ascots Lane) 1
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 1
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust 0
Corby Urgent Care Centre 0
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust 0
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust 0
Brighton Station Health Centre 0
Skelmersdale Walk In Centre 0
Gloucestershire Health And Care NHS Foundation Trust 0
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 0
Loughborough Urgent Care Centre 0
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 0
Llr Ea – The Merlyn Vaz Health & Social Care Centre 0
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust 0
Putnoe Walk In Centre 0
Hounslow And Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust 0
The Pinn Unregistered Wic 0
Assura Vertis Urgent Care Centres (Birmingham) 0
Badger Ltd 0
Dhu Health Care C.I.C 0
Erdington GP Health & Wellbeing Wic 0
Latham House Medical Practice 0
Market Harborough 0
Market Harborough Med.Ctr 0
Melton Mowbray 0
Oadby 0
Oakham 0
Sleaford Medical Group 0
South Birmingham GP Walk In Centre 0
Summerfield Urgent Care Centre 0
Local Care Direct 0
The Wilberforce Health Centre 0
Workington Health Limited 0
Rossendale Miu & Ooh 0
First Community Health And Care Cic 0
Haslemere Minor Injuries Unit 0
Station Plaza Health Centre 0
Whitstable Medical Practice 0
Exmouth Minor Injury Unit 0
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