A&E nurse warns of 13 hour waits in Essex hospital: 'There are no beds'
Guardian, 08 Jun 2022
A nurse has been filmed warning patients at an overcrowded A&E department that they could be forced to wait up to 13 hours to see a doctor.
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The video, which has racked up more than 1 million views, was filmed at Harlow A&E, run by Princess Alexandra hospital NHS trust in Essex, on Monday evening. The health secretary, Sajid Javid, has since said the footage is 'not what anyone wants to see'.
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