JUST under a third of all patients had to wait longer than four hours to be seen in Scotland’s A&Es at the height of the summer, according to new figures. That falls far short of the Scottish Government target that 95 per cent of attendees in emergency departments are seen and admitted or discharged within that time frame. Some 4,483 people in July waited longer than 12 hours at A&E, while 11,884 waited longer than eight hours. Of the 26,555 people who went to A&E during that time, 1,052 waited longer than 12 hours and 2,766 waited longer than eight hours. “Occupancy and staffing pressures remain high across emergency departments and continue to have an impact on the delivery of services.

Source: The Herald September 06, 2022 09:57 UTC