Cole-Hamilton: Urgent action needed on A&E waiting times

Responding to new figures showing that just 66.2% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4-hour target in the week ending 19th May, with 12% waiting more than 8 hours and 1,462 patients waiting more than 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

“These figures are the latest in a long line cataloguing the failures of the SNP Government to address the crisis in our A&E departments.

“Patients and staff deserve better. We need to see meaningful action taken to reverse the situation.

“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 meaningfully tackle burnout among staff.”