Health Secretary Wes Streeting comments on NHS data showing more people turning up in A&Es with conditions like ingrowing toenails, itchy skin, hiccups and blocked noses

More people are turning up in A&Es with minor conditions like hiccups and ingrowing toenails.

The NHS has published data showing rising numbers of patients turning up on emergency wards with conditions such as ear ache, sore throat , itchy skin and blocked nose. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has called on patients to “only use A&E for genuine accidents and emergencies” during what he warns could be one of the “busiest ever” winters for the NHS.

Julian Redhead, NHS National Director of Urgent and Emergency Care, said: “The last place a patient wants to be when they have a minor illness is in a busy A&E.

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