emergency unit

Valencia’s regional government has also been forced to defend its decision to scrap the Valencia Emergency Unit, which had been set up by the previous government to tackle natural disasters such as flooding and wildfires.

While 45% of Welsh ambulances are taking an hour or more to hand over a patient at major emergency unit, compared with 10% in England.

However, the accident and emergency unit in Telford was downgraded to an urgent treatment centre - and it is now rated as inadequate.

Patient safety in the Accident & Emergency unit at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow will be reviewed by an NHS watchdog.

One emergency unit arrived at 12:28 a.m., about 24 minutes after getting a call.