Thousands of extra hospital beds and hundreds of ambulances will be rolled out to tackle emergency care delays but questions have been raised about how the extra resources will be staffed.
The government believes the measures, which will be introduced from April, will help the NHS to start getting closer to its waiting time targets.76% of A&E patients will be dealt with in four hours. Currently fewer than 70% are. The official target is 95%
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