Number of individuals waiting 4 to 12 hours for emergency from decision to admit to admission in England from 1st quarter 2012/13 to 1st quarter 2023/24
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of patients in thousands
Q1 2023-24
349
Q4 2022-23
413
Q3 2022-23
464
Q2 2022-23
397
Q1 2022-23
387
Q4 2021-22
374
Q3 2021-22
362
Q2 2021-22
291
Q1 2021-22
173
Q4 2020-21
204
Q3 2020-21
227
Q2 2020-21
98
Q1 2020-21
47
Q4 2019-20
231
Q3 2019-20
267
Q2 2019-20
180
Q1 2019-20
186
Q4 2018-19
214
Q3 2018-19
163
Q2 2018-19
128
Q1 2018-19
121
Q4 2017-18
226
Q3 2017-18
163
Q2 2017-18
117
Q1 2017-18
109
Q4 2016-17
177
Q3 2016-17
164
Q2 2016-17
107
Q1 2016-17
112
Q4 2015-16
155
Q3 2015-16
99
Q2 2015-16
63
Q1 2015-16
71
Q4 2014-15
114
Q3 2014-15
91
Q2 2014-15
51
Q1 2014-15
49
Q4 2013-14
54
Q3 2013-14
40
Q2 2013-14
33
Q1 2013-14
42
Q4 2012-13
64
Q3 2012-13
38
Q2 2012-13
23
Q1 2012-13
27
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This statistic displays the number of individuals who attended accident and emergency (A&E) and had to wait more than four hours but less than twelve hours from the decision to admit to admission in England, from the first quarter of 2012/13 to the first quarter of 2023/24. In Q1 2023/24, approximately 349 thousand attendees to A&E had to wait between four and twelve hours from decision to admission.
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (September 30, 2022). Number of individuals waiting 4 to 12 hours for emergency from decision to admit to admission in England from 1st quarter 2012/13 to 1st quarter 2023/24 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/378395/emergency-admissions-waiting-time-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Number of individuals waiting 4 to 12 hours for emergency from decision to admit to admission in England from 1st quarter 2012/13 to 1st quarter 2023/24 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 30, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/378395/emergency-admissions-waiting-time-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2022). Number of individuals waiting 4 to 12 hours for emergency from decision to admit to admission in England from 1st quarter 2012/13 to 1st quarter 2023/24 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/378395/emergency-admissions-waiting-time-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Number of Individuals Waiting 4 to 12 Hours for Emergency from Decision to Admit to Admission in England from 1st Quarter 2012/13 to 1st Quarter 2023/24 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Sep 2022, /statistics/378395/emergency-admissions-waiting-time-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Number of individuals waiting 4 to 12 hours for emergency from decision to admit to admission in England from 1st quarter 2012/13 to 1st quarter 2023/24 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/378395/emergency-admissions-waiting-time-in-england/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Number of individuals waiting 4 to 12 hours for emergency from decision to admit to admission in England from 1st quarter 2012/13 to 1st quarter 2023/24 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/378395/emergency-admissions-waiting-time-in-england/
