Worst May on record at A&E

Responding to new figures showing the worst May at A&E on record, with only 67.7% of people attending A&E seen within the 4-hour target in May, while 16,612 people waited over 8 hours and 6,978 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Adam Harley MSP said:

"When the SNP first took power, virtually no one was waiting more than 12 hours at A&E. Now, nearly 7,000 people experienced these waits in May alone.

“People are waiting what must feel like a lifetime at A&E because there are too many beds occupied by patients who can’t get the care package they need to return home.

“Scottish Liberal Democrats will keep a laser focus on fixing the crisis in social care, because that's the only way to get the NHS back on track."