Press Cuttings  -  A&E and Casualty Watch

A national treasure in patients' hands
The Guardian - 23 April 2008

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How to keep beds free
The Guardian - 23 April 2008

That's no NHS Trolley!  It's a bed - and so are couches and reclining chairs, according to a dictionary for hospitals.
Daily Mail - January 2003

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State of Emergency
News Focus - Health Service Journal - 16 January 2003

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Tough standards will end A&E report spin
Health Service Journal - 09 January 2003

A&E is in crisis - but not the one reported
The Daily Telegraph - 31 May 2002

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90 year old left waiting for four days in Casualty
The Guardian - 28 May 2002

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Patients 'are being warehoused' in A&E wards for days
28 May 2002

Trolley ordeal of the cancer victim who died at the hospital where Blair was forced to face the truth
Daily Mail - 31 August 2001

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Affront to dignity  -  Daily Mail - 01 August 2001                            
Elderly patients wait the longest - The Times - 01 August 2001

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NHS 'caste system' makes over 60s wait longer in Casualty
Daily Mail - 01 August 2001

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NHS waiting lists miss the target
The Times - 01 August 2001

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Over 60s wait longer in Casualty, survey shows
The Independent - 01 August 2001

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Scandal of Ageism in the NHS:  Old 'have to wait longer' in casualty
Daily Express - 01 August 2001

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London worst for A&E delays with waits of 5.5 hours
Evening Standard - 01 August 2001

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Long waits on trolleys double among Casualty patients
June 2001

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Patient waited 51 hours in A&E for bed in hospital
29 March 2001

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Stretched
South London Press - 12 January 2001

Patient, 93, left on trolley for 16 hours
02 March 2000

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Scandal of sick left 'for days' on trolleys
The Observer - 30 January 2000

The abandoned patients.  Catalogue of shame as hospitals leave elderly waiting on trolleys
Daily Mail - 29 July 1999

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40-hour trolley wait for casualty patient
28 July 1999

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Agony of 84 year old patient made to wait 29 hours for a bed
Daily Express - 27 January 1999

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London hospital is double entry on Casualty blacklist
Evening Standard - 26 January 1999

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