Cole-Hamilton: SNP overseeing stagnation at A&E

Responding to new figures showing only 62.7% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 18th February, while 3,501 people waited over 8 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

"Waiting times appear to have stagnated at this low level with little sign of imminent recovery.

"The new Health Secretary needs to act now to reverse this, our NHS cannot afford yet another year of stagnation and no recovery.

"Scottish Liberal Democrats would overhaul the NHS Recovery Plan, bring forward an urgent inquiry into the hundreds of avoidable deaths linked to the emergency care crisis and implement measures which will meaningfully tackle burnout among staff.”