Waiting time targets at A&E to be scrapped!

Because many people in A&E are there for reasons which are not urgent and could wait longer than the 4 hour target in a waiting room or be dealt with by a chemist.

Anyone who arrives in an ambulance should be fast-tracked through and could be if people who are there for minor reasons could wait longer.

Or give up, go off grumbling that they'd have to go home , go to the chemist etc or come back again as I have seen people do.

But why would not having targets change that? Surely better triage is the answer ( well partly)

I think Teetime's post explains it well and succinctly in a professional way without political bias.

We need targets or people could wait indefinitely.
Treatment and care when accessed is wonderful. No complaints.
But more staff is needed and more GPs, minor injuries units.
NHS is a shambles. We're paying for a service that isn't delivering.

There needs to be a quick and efficient triage system where those most in need are prioritised (and it cannot be based on ambulances come first otherwise we will just see more people calling ambulances when they do not need one).

Secondly we need a half way house system (convalescence) in order to free up the beds on wards currently blocked by those unable to go home without some kind of care in place.