Stephen Powis

The NHS standard is for 95 per cent of A&E patients to be seen within four hours

Nearly three-quarters of A&E arrivals seen within four hours

Tens of thousands of people were waiting for routine treatment in February

Tens of thousands of patients were waiting for routine treatment last month

The NHS standard is for 95 per cent of patients to be seen within four hours. However, as part of a recovery plan, the health service aims for 78 per cent of patients to be seen within this time frame by March 2025

A&E missing examination targets

Figures from the UK Health Security Agency show 18 per cent of frontline WWL healthcare workers had been vaccinated against flu as of the end of November, meaning 82 per cent were not protected.

Low flu jab uptake among hospital health workers

NHS England figures show an average of 396 beds at WWL hospitals were occupied each day in the week to December 1.

Not a spare hospital bed to be found

Recent NHS England figures show there were 11,622 visits to Wigan A&E in August. Of them, 8,470 were seen within four hours – accounting for 73 per cent of arrivals

Latest Wigan A&E stats

Nationally, 7.62 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of June

More patients waiting for routine treatment at Wigan's hospitals

NHS England figures show 55,222 patients were waiting for non-urgent elective operations or treatment at WWL hospitals at the end of May – up from 54,550 in April, and 52,491 in May 2023

Rise in patients waiting for non-urgent treatment

The Government has vowed to tackle the spread of the drug-resistant disease

Trend-bucking lack of local increase in drug-resistant disease

Wigan did not reach the 95 per cent vaccination target set by the UKHSA

Concerns over fall in Wigan's whooping cough jab rate fall

More people are waiting for treatment at Wigan's hospitals

More people waiting for treatment

This month's junior doctors' strike was the longest in NHS history

See how many appointments were postponed due to junior doctors' strike

Ambulances queue up outside Wigan Infirmary A&E

Hospital chiefs face "exceptionally high demand" as junior doctors' strike bites

Flags and placards were waved by junior doctors on the picket line outside Wigan Infirmary last year

Junior doctors in Wigan prepare for longest strike in NHS history

Wigan Infirmary

Drop in visits to Wigan's A&E units last month

Wigan Infirmary's A&E unit

Rise in visits to Wigan's casualty departments
More patients visited Wigan’s casualty departments last month – but attendances were lower than over the same period last year, figures reveal.
Sonja Tutty

Junior doctors in England held an unprecedented four-day walkout last week

Full impact of junior doctors strike revealed by new figures

Junior doctor Behnaz Pourmohammadi on the picket line outside Wigan Infirmary

PICTURES: Junior doctors begin four days of strike action in Wigan

Junior doctors are set to strike this week

NHS set for “incredibly tough week” during junior doctors strikes

Wigan Infirmary

Waiting times for routine treatment increase for patients at Wigan's hospitals

NHS call for responsible drinking during ambulance worker strikes

Wigan Infirmary

Two-year waits at Wigan's hospitals down by more than 90 per cent

Routine hospital treatment waits haven't got any shorter in Wigan over the last year

Some 1,500 Wigan patients waiting for hospital treatment longer than a year

Breast screening

Fears over huge numbers of missed breast cancer checks

Makerfield MP Yvonne Fovargue

Wigan borough MP demanding action to cut hospital waiting times

Almost 1,000 more patients were added to the Wigan waiting list for routine treatment in December

Wigan waiting lists on the up

Frontline healthcare staff in England must be fully vaccinated against Covid by 1 April (Photo: Getty Images)

Healthcare staff face sack without exit payments under Covid jab plans Claire Schofield

Work on eight hubs is due to begin this week (Photo: Getty Images)

New Covid Nightingale ‘surge hubs’ being set up to manage Omicron wave

A busy hospital scene

Frustration at Wigan patients stuck in hospital when fit for release

Palforzia, an oral drug, appears to reduce the risk of harm when a peanut allergy sufferer comes into contact with the foodstuff (image: Shutterstock)

NHS England to offer new treatment to help tackle peanut allergies

The booster programme still has a long way to go

Majority of Wigan over-50s still haven't had a booster jab

Sajid Javid is not implementing Plan B measures for England (Photos: Getty)

Sajid Javid rules out Plan B but hints at mandatory jabs for NHS staff

How to book your Covid booster jab in the UK - and who is eligible to get one

Nation urged to get Covid booster jab ‘to protect freedom and Christmas’ - what ...

Unvaccinated university students have been urged to get a Covid vaccine in freshers’ week (Photo: Shutterstock)

Unvaccinated students urged to get coronavirus jab during Freshers’ week

Hepatitis C cure will now be available to under-12s on NHS in ‘world first’ (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Hepatitis C cure will now be available to under-12s on NHS in ‘world-first’

Wigan hospitals saw an increase in cancer specialist appointments

Wigan hospitals see rise in cancer specialist referrals

Thousands of people are admitted into hospital each year with conditions caused by obesity

Fewer people admitted to Wigan hospitals as a result of obesity

37-year-olds in Lancashire to be invited to get their Covid jab from today

This is when 37-year-old will be invited for their Covid vaccine

Bookings can be made from 7am on Thursday

Coronavirus vaccinations being made available to people aged 38 and 39 in Englan...

Around half a million 44-year-olds will receive a text inviting them to get their jab through the national booking service, NHS England said (Photo by Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

44-year-olds are being offered Covid jabs - why the rollout has been extended by...

Fewer vaccines will be available in April

NHS boss urges people to get coronavirus vaccine immediately

The NHS is hoping to drive Covid-19 vaccine uptake by sending people text messages and reminders.

NHS hopes to drive Covid-19 vaccine uptake with text messages

The actress has been criticised by an NHS boss over her long Covid treatment regime (Photo: VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

An NHS boss says 'serious science' is needed to treat long Covid - and Gwyneth P...

The NHS waiting list in England could reach 10 million people by April 2021, according to the Reform think tank (Photo: Shutterstock)

Think tank says NHS has become a ‘National Covid service’ - but medical director...

Wigan Infirmary

Wigan hospital bosses pledge to treat those in greatest need first as waiting li...

Coronavirus case rates have dropped week-on-week across every region of England, new analysis has shown

Covid-19 rates drop in every region of England, new data shows

Would you have a Covid vaccination in the early hours of the morning?

Vast majority of Wiganers say 'yes' to having Covid vaccine in the early hours i...

50 mass Covid vaccine centres and 2m jabs a week - is England’s plan feasible?

'We're on track to meet our target': what Matt Hancock said about the vaccine ro...

A small number of people have had allergic reactions to the Covid vaccine - this...

The start of a Covid-19 vaccination programme in the UK is welcome news

Reasons why the Covid-19 pandemic will not be over soon

Most people over 80 won't get Covid jab until next year - here's why

Coronavirus cases are growing across the country (Photo: Shutterstock)

More people are currently hospitalised with coronavirus than in March - the late...

Wigan Infirmary's A&E department

Half the number of patients go to Wigan's A&E units during coronavirus pandemic

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