title: A&E departments reach crisis point as trusts buckle under the pressure.
abstract: Thousands of nurses in England are struggling to cope with unprecedented pressures on A&E departments, as waiting times reached their worst levels for a decade.
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osborne
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom; D016526:Workload / Q000592:standards*