BCUHB chairman says A&E is a ‘drop-in for everyone’ as 24-hour waits become ‘norm'

Health board boss expresses concern over 24-hour A&E waits in North Wales

A health board boss has expressed “disgust” at seeing ambulances waiting outside hospitals and “sadness” that 24 hour waits in A&E are “becoming the norm”...

BCUHB chairman says A&E is a ‘drop-in for everyone’ as 24-hour waits become ‘norm'

“Everyone seems to be sucked into A&E. Until we change that and ensure people are aware of other options, I think 24 hours in A&E will be the norm."

Health boss expresses ‘disgust’ at ambulances waiting outside hospitals

Dale Spridgeon, Local Democracy Reporter A health board boss has expressed “disgust” at seeing ambulances waiting outside hospitals and “sadness” that 24 hour waits in A&E are “becoming the norm” in north Wales. Paul Andrew, a former paramedic who is now Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board’s Integrated Health Community Director of Operations (West), made the […]