Cole-Hamilton: A&E in permacrisis under SNP

Responding to new figures showing only 65.4% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 29th September, while 3,048 people waited over 8 hours and 1,262 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

"Under this SNP government emergency care is locked in a state of permacrisis. Waiting times have barely improved since last winter, this week's figures are equal to figures from late December last year.

"We need to see urgent action from this SNP government to stop this crisis getting even worse as we head into winter so that patients and staff are not left to suffer.

"Scottish Liberal Democrats would overhaul the SNP’s failed NHS Recovery Plan, get you fast access to GPs and help people leave hospital on time through a new UK-wide minimum wage for care workers that is £2 higher."