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Alex Cole-Hamilton

2nd worst week on record at A&E

Responding to new figures showing the second worst week at A&E on record in the week ending the 11th January, with only 59.2% of people attending A&E seen within the 4 hour target, while 4,874 (19%) people waited over 8 hours and 2,727 (10.6%) waited over

20 Jan 2026
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Alex Cole-Hamilton

Twelve-hour A&E waits soar by over 7000% since 2016

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that staff and patients deserve better, as he revealed that the number of people waiting longer than 12 hours in A&E has soared by more than 7000% compared to a decade ago.

18 Jan 2026
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