More people turning up in A&E with minor ailments such as a blocked nose More people are turning up in A&E with minor ailments such as coughs and a blocked nose.
Dr Adrian Boyle, president of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “People are coming to A&E with issues that we would have not traditionally considered as requiring emergency care.
NHS England data shows more people going to A&E with complaints such as headache, hiccups, insomnia, backache and feeling sick.
However, this in turn places additional demand on emergency care teams who are already dealing with the extra pressures that come with winter, combined with an under-resourced social care system that means discharges are delayed.”.
"It is therefore no surprise that people turn to A&E for treatment of more minor issues.
