Health secretary Sajid Javid admits footage from Princess Alexandra hospital in Essex is ‘not what anyone wants to see’

A nurse has been filmed warning patients at an overcrowded A&E department that they could be forced to wait up to 13 hours to see a doctor.

The video, which has racked up over 1 million views, was filmed at Harlow A&E, run by Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS trust in Essex on Monday evening. The health secretary, Sajid Javid, has since said the footage is “not what anyone wants to see”.

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