Dudley's Russells Hall Hospital set to miss out on £250k over waiting time failures
A hospital is set to lose out on more than £250,000 of funding because it is missing NHS waiting time targets.
Health chiefs at Russells Hall in Dudley have admitted it 'seems likely' they will not receive as much cash from the Government as hoped due to its performance on waiting times.
The number of patients being seen within four hours plummeted to 82 per cent in July from 90 per cent a month earlier. The nationwide NHS target is 95 per cent.
Efforts to get patients treated on time were hampered by an extra 100 ambulances arriving at the hospital during July, bosses said.
Hospitals are awarded money from the Sustainability and Transformation Fund based on their success hitting performance and financial targets.
