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The Health Secretary jeremy hunt has indicated that a key nhs performance target could be scrapped. He told mps that the guarantee that all hospital a e patients be seen within four hours might only apply in future to those in need of urgent care and not to those with minor problems. Mr hunt said there needed to be an honest discussion with the public about the purpose of a e departments. Our Health Editor hugh pym has the latest. Whatever the intense pressure on the nhs theres a commitment for hospitals to assess or treat almost all patients within four hours of arriving at a e. But at a time...

The Health Secretary jeremy hunt has indicated that a key nhs performance target could be scrapped. He told mps that the guarantee that all hospital a e patients be seen within four hours might only apply in future to those in need of urgent care and not to those with minor problems. Mr hunt said there needed to be an honest discussion with the public about the purpose of a e departments. Our Health Editor hugh pym has the latest. Whatever the intense pressure on the nhs theres a commitment for hospitals to assess or treat almost all patients within four hours of arriving at a e. But at a time...

The Health Secretary jeremy hunt has indicated that a key nhs performance target could be scrapped. He told mps that the guarantee that all hospital a e patients be seen within four hours might only apply in future to those in need of urgent care and not to those with minor problems. Mr hunt said there needed to be an honest discussion with the public about the purpose of a e departments. Our Health Editor hugh pym has the latest. Whatever the intense pressure on the nhs theres a commitment for hospitals to assess or treat almost all patients within four hours of arriving at a e. But at a time...

The Health Secretary jeremy hunt has indicated that a key nhs performance target could be scrapped. He told mps that the guarantee that all hospital a e patients be seen within four hours might only apply in future to those in need of urgent care and not to those with minor problems. Mr hunt said there needed to be an honest discussion with the public about the purpose of a e departments. Our Health Editor hugh pym has the latest. Whatever the intense pressure on the nhs theres a commitment for hospitals to assess or treat almost all patients within four hours of arriving at a e. But at a time...

And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News the best manager in the world Claudio Ranieri is honoured by fifa for taking leicester to the Premier League title. Good evening. An honest discussion is needed about the way people use accident and Emergency Departments in englands hospitals. Thats the message from jeremy hunt the Health Secretary as hospitals Report Unprecendented demand during the winter months. Hes also suggested that patients with less Serious Problems might no longer be covered by a commitment to be seen within four hours. But he has denied suggestions from the red cross that the nh...