A&E stuck in permacrisis under the SNP as winter pressures loom

Responding to new figures showing only 64% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 19th October, while 3,137 people waited over 8 hours and 1,347 waited over 12 hours, both higher than the previous week, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

"For years now under this SNP government A&E departments have been stuck in a state of permacrisis. It is only October, we have not even begun to see the worst winter pressures, and we are still seeing thousands waiting far too long each and every week.

"We need to see the Scottish Government start taking serious action to support the staff facing these pressure cooker conditions. Scotland's A&E patients deserves better - and with the Scottish Liberal Democrats, you can vote for change with fairness at its heart."