Mid Essex Hospital Trust fails to hit three key Government targets

Figures have been release showing that Mid-Essex Trust has failed to hit their targets for three key departments. The NHS service failed to hit their targets for A&E, planned operations and care and cancer care in a report issued on Tuesday.

New figures show 90.5 per cent of A&E attendees are being treated, discharged or admitted within four hours, 81 per cent of patients are starting cancer treatment within 62 days and 80 per cent having planned operations within 18 weeks at the Mid Essex Hospital Trust.

The trust is 12 per cent below target for meeting planned ops and care waiting time, ranking them at 125 out of 131. The target for planned ops and care waiting time was last hit in March this year.

A&E targets were last met in June 2015, ranking them at 55 out of 134 trusts. Cancer care targets were last met in December 2013 and the hospital is ranked at 92 out of 135 for their Cancer services.

A spokesperson from Mid-Essex Trust said: “As highlighted on the BBC website, the NHS is finding itself under unprecedented pressures across all service areas, and Mid Essex Hospitals is no exception.

“Despite the continuing high number of patients coming through our front door on a daily basis, our A&E performance figures have continued to improve recently, and this is testament to the hard work and dedication shown by our front line clinical staff.

“We do try to minimise any cancelled operations, but sometimes due to urgent emergency cases and bed shortages, some planned operations do have to be cancelled at short notice, causing disruption for patients, and we do apologise for this. However, patient safety and care has to be our number one priority at all times.

“The Trust continues to work closely with our local health and social care colleagues in ensuring our levels of service continue to improve, and that our patients continue to receive the best treatment within a safe and caring environment.'”