A&E delays causing up to 500 deaths a week, says senior medic

President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine believes waiting times for December will be the worst he has ever seen

As many as 500 people could be dying each week because of delays to emergency care, a senior healthcare official has said.

The president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Adrian Boyle, believes waiting times for December will be the worst he has ever seen, with more than a dozen NHS trusts and ambulance services declaring critical incidents over the festive period.