NO hospital accident and emergency hospital in England hit the four-hour target for seeing patients last month, new figures have shown.

Data from NHS England shows just 81.4% of A&E patients were seen within four hours in November, set against a target of 95%. It is the worst figure on record.

Some 88,923 patients waited more than four hours to be admitted to hospital after a decision to admit – 64% higher than the same month last year.

Of these, 1112 patients waited more than 12 hours compared to 258 in November 2018, a 331% rise.

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The number of people waiting for treatment, such as knee and hip replacements, was also at its highest-ever level – 4.45 million – in October. Just 84.7% of patients were starting treatment within 18 weeks against a target of 92%.

Targets on how long people should wait for cancer treatment also continue to be missed, the data shows.

Nigel Edwards, chief executive of the Nuffield Trust think tank, said: “Returning to Downing Street, Boris Johnson has been met by an immediate reminder of the grim winter his Government faces in the English NHS.

“The November figures show the number of patients waiting on trolleys is at its highest level ever, a very worrying sign with the coldest months still to come.

“For the first time, not one single major A&E department in England met the current four-hour waiting time target.

“Figures for the first week of December suggest what may be driving this, showing bed occupancy at 95%, a level which will make it near impossible to admit many patients in need on to the right ward.

Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “These figures show an NHS on its knees and it is no wonder that most leaders predict that this winter will be the worst on record.”