Analysis reveals that patients over 80 are more likely to wait longer than 12 hours for admission in emergency departments, indicating a need for improved triage protocols.
Emergency department: Over 80s most likely to face waits longer than 12 hours, analysis shows Jacqui WiseLast year 43% of patients aged over 80 years old who attended an emergency department waited more than 12 hours from arrival to admission to a ward, an analysis shows.
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