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| Hunt demands NHS hits target for A&E care | Hunt demands NHS hits target for A&E care |
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| Jeremy Hunt has told NHS hospitals they must get back to meeting the target for seeing patients swiftly in A&E. | Jeremy Hunt has told NHS hospitals they must get back to meeting the target for seeing patients swiftly in A&E. |
| The Health Secretary told a Reform think tank meeting this was "critical for patient safety". | The Health Secretary told a Reform think tank meeting this was "critical for patient safety". |
| The target of seeing 95% of patients in four hours has been missed in England for some time. There was a record low of 86.2% in December. | The target of seeing 95% of patients in four hours has been missed in England for some time. There was a record low of 86.2% in December. |
| Mr Hunt demanded progress this year and said the target should be hit by March 2018, after new funding in the budget. | |
| Chancellor Philip Hammond announced an extra £2bn for social care. | Chancellor Philip Hammond announced an extra £2bn for social care. |
| A&E waits for January 'worst ever' | A&E waits for January 'worst ever' |
| Jeremy Hunt casts doubt on NHS's four-hour A&E target | Jeremy Hunt casts doubt on NHS's four-hour A&E target |
| Mr Hunt said the new money would help tackle the problem of patients who were fit to leave hospital having discharge delayed because of a lack of suitable care in the community. This is thought to have contributed to overcrowding in trusts. | Mr Hunt said the new money would help tackle the problem of patients who were fit to leave hospital having discharge delayed because of a lack of suitable care in the community. This is thought to have contributed to overcrowding in trusts. |
| The four-hour A&E target explained | The four-hour A&E target explained |