Nearly all minor injury unit arrivals at Gloucestershire Health and Care seen within four hours

Nearly every patient who arrived at minor injury units at Gloucestershire Health and Care last month was seen within four hours, new figures show.

It comes as health experts have warned of growing pressures on hospitals across England, who are dealing with exceptionally high numbers of flu cases.

Meanwhile the NHS is also facing the threat of resident doctors going on strike next week in a dispute with the Government over pay and jobs.

The NHS standard is for 95% of patients to be seen within four hours. However, as part of a recovery plan, the health service has extended its objective for 78% of patients to be admitted, discharged or transferred within this time frame by March 2026.

Recent NHS England figures show there were 7,517 visits to minor injury units at Gloucest