Summary: Is accident and emergency on the verge of collapse? Hospitals are still reeling from what bosses have called the ‘worst winter anyone can remember,’ with reports of crowded waiting rooms, queuing ambulances, and patients parked in corridors … The Report looks into the issues at two hospitals in London and Birmingham, one brand new and financially sound. Both have missed their targets for A&E waiting times - what do they say about the causes of the current problems in A&E and what the solutions might be?