There should be enough nursing staff on duty in Accident and Emergency departments to have two registered nurses to one patient in cases of major trauma or cardiac arrest, according to guidance published today.
The guidance comes as accident and emergency departments in England saw 89.8% of patients within four hours in the week ending January 11, again failing to meet the 95% target.
"Unprecedented" pressure on the health services has led to an increase in waiting times at accident and emergency departments across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, NHS chiefs have said.
Hospitals are supposed to see 95 per cent of patients within four hours, but the latest figures show in December Northern Ireland hospitals were well below that - with just 76 percent being seen on time.
And departments in England are also falling short at less than 90 per cent, according to the weekly figures - despite some improvement from the previous week.
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