Liam Mynes, from Tork manufacturer Essity, looks at the washroom systems that can provide an effective balance between speed and hygiene in A&E.
Nearly 24 million people in England visited an Accident & Emergency (A&E) department during 2017/18. This was a new record, and also 3 million more than the 2009/10 figure.
The UK government’s target is to ensure that 95% of A&E patients are seen and either admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours. However, the huge upsurge in patient numbers has meant that only 88% of cases met this target last year.