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The time patients spend waiting to be treated in A&E at Birmingham hospitals is on the increase, data has revealed.

Figures presented to the University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS Foundation Trust board showed the number of people being discharged from emergency departments within four hours had 'deteriorated' in September compared with August.

The number of 12-hour breaches in A&E had also increased in September from August.

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The average time spent in emergency departments increased in September to 358 minutes in comparison to 347 in the previous month.

Bosses were told the four hour and 12 hour statistics look to be around September's level in October and November.

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