Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 5 January 2026.
Dr Caroline Johnson
Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients waited more than (a) 12, (b) 24, (c) 48 and (d) 60 hours at A&E at Lincoln County Hospital in the last 12 months.
Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Site level data including 12-hour accident and emergency waits has been published by NHS England since October 2025. Data on 24, 28, and 60 hour waits is not published.
Provisional NHS England data indicates that 13.4% of patients at Lincoln County Hospital waited over 12 hours in October 2025. Please note that these figures are provisional and may be subject to revision with finalised data published the following month. Both provisional and finalised data can be accessed at the following link:
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