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 "id": "ae-within-four-hours",
 "title": "A&E attendances seen within four hours, England",
 "category": "health",
 "summary": "The share of attendances at all types of A&E in England where the patient was admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours of arrival, each month over ten years.",
 "unit": "percent",
 "chart": "line",
 "volatile": false,
 "status": "",
 "notes": [
  "All A&E types, including booked appointments. From May 2019 to May 2023, 14 trusts testing new standards did not report four-hour figures, so those months are not fully comparable."
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  "label": "Seen within four hours",
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     "x": "2016-10",
     "v": 89.1
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     "x": "2016-11",
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     "x": "2016-12",
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     "x": "2017-04",
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     "v": 89.7
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     "x": "2017-06",
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    {
     "x": "2017-07",
     "v": 90.3
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    {
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    {
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     "x": "2018-04",
     "v": 88.6
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    {
     "x": "2018-05",
     "v": 90.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2018-06",
     "v": 90.8
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    {
     "x": "2018-07",
     "v": 89.3
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    {
     "x": "2018-08",
     "v": 89.7
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    {
     "x": "2018-09",
     "v": 88.9
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    {
     "x": "2018-10",
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    {
     "x": "2018-11",
     "v": 87.6
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    {
     "x": "2018-12",
     "v": 86.4
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    {
     "x": "2019-01",
     "v": 84.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2019-02",
     "v": 84.2
    },
    {
     "x": "2019-03",
     "v": 86.6
    },
    {
     "x": "2019-04",
     "v": 85.1
    },
    {
     "x": "2019-05",
     "v": 86.6
    },
    {
     "x": "2019-06",
     "v": 86.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2019-07",
     "v": 86.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2019-08",
     "v": 86.3
    },
    {
     "x": "2019-09",
     "v": 85.2
    },
    {
     "x": "2019-10",
     "v": 83.6
    },
    {
     "x": "2019-11",
     "v": 81.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2019-12",
     "v": 79.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2020-01",
     "v": 81.7
    },
    {
     "x": "2020-02",
     "v": 82.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2020-03",
     "v": 84.3
    },
    {
     "x": "2020-04",
     "v": 90.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2020-05",
     "v": 93.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2020-06",
     "v": 92.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2020-07",
     "v": 92.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2020-08",
     "v": 89.2
    },
    {
     "x": "2020-09",
     "v": 87.3
    },
    {
     "x": "2020-10",
     "v": 84.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2020-11",
     "v": 83.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2020-12",
     "v": 80.3
    },
    {
     "x": "2021-01",
     "v": 78.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2021-02",
     "v": 83.9
    },
    {
     "x": "2021-03",
     "v": 86.1
    },
    {
     "x": "2021-04",
     "v": 85.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2021-05",
     "v": 83.7
    },
    {
     "x": "2021-06",
     "v": 81.3
    },
    {
     "x": "2021-07",
     "v": 77.7
    },
    {
     "x": "2021-08",
     "v": 77.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021-09",
     "v": 75.2
    },
    {
     "x": "2021-10",
     "v": 73.9
    },
    {
     "x": "2021-11",
     "v": 74.1
    },
    {
     "x": "2021-12",
     "v": 73.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2022-01",
     "v": 74.3
    },
    {
     "x": "2022-02",
     "v": 73.3
    },
    {
     "x": "2022-03",
     "v": 71.6
    },
    {
     "x": "2022-04",
     "v": 72.2
    },
    {
     "x": "2022-05",
     "v": 72.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2022-06",
     "v": 72.1
    },
    {
     "x": "2022-07",
     "v": 71.1
    },
    {
     "x": "2022-08",
     "v": 71.7
    },
    {
     "x": "2022-09",
     "v": 71.1
    },
    {
     "x": "2022-10",
     "v": 69.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2022-11",
     "v": 69.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2022-12",
     "v": 65.2
    },
    {
     "x": "2023-01",
     "v": 72.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2023-02",
     "v": 71.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2023-03",
     "v": 71.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2023-04",
     "v": 74.6
    },
    {
     "x": "2023-05",
     "v": 74.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023-06",
     "v": 73.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2023-07",
     "v": 74.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023-08",
     "v": 73.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023-09",
     "v": 71.7
    },
    {
     "x": "2023-10",
     "v": 70.3
    },
    {
     "x": "2023-11",
     "v": 69.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2023-12",
     "v": 69.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2024-01",
     "v": 70.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2024-02",
     "v": 71.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024-03",
     "v": 74.3
    },
    {
     "x": "2024-04",
     "v": 74.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2024-05",
     "v": 74.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024-06",
     "v": 74.6
    },
    {
     "x": "2024-07",
     "v": 75.2
    },
    {
     "x": "2024-08",
     "v": 76.3
    },
    {
     "x": "2024-09",
     "v": 74.2
    },
    {
     "x": "2024-10",
     "v": 73.1
    },
    {
     "x": "2024-11",
     "v": 72.2
    },
    {
     "x": "2024-12",
     "v": 71.1
    },
    {
     "x": "2025-01",
     "v": 73.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025-02",
     "v": 73.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2025-03",
     "v": 75.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025-04",
     "v": 74.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2025-05",
     "v": 75.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2025-06",
     "v": 75.6
    },
    {
     "x": "2025-07",
     "v": 76.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2025-08",
     "v": 75.9
    },
    {
     "x": "2025-09",
     "v": 75.1
    },
    {
     "x": "2025-10",
     "v": 74.2
    },
    {
     "x": "2025-11",
     "v": 74.2
    },
    {
     "x": "2025-12",
     "v": 73.8
    },
    {
     "x": "2026-01",
     "v": 72.5
    },
    {
     "x": "2026-02",
     "v": 74.1
    },
    {
     "x": "2026-03",
     "v": 77.1
    },
    {
     "x": "2026-04",
     "v": 76.9
    },
    {
     "x": "2026-05",
     "v": 75.7
    },
    {
     "x": "2026-06",
     "v": 75.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2026-07",
     "v": 75.4
    },
    {
     "x": "2026-08",
     "v": 75.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2026-09",
     "v": 74.4
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}