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Hospital patient had to wait more than 10 days for a bed - as 'unacceptable' crisis laid bare

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Around 49,000 A&E patients had to wait 24 hours or more for a hospital bed in England last year .

The Liberal Democrats compiled data from freedom of information requests.

The longest wait was 10 days and 13 hours for a bed was 13 hours .

The Royal College of Nursing said the figures "only begin to scratch the surface" of a "crisis in corridor care".

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