Cole-Hamilton: Never-ending A&E crisis under SNP

Responding to new figures showing only 63.4% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 9th February, while 3,422 people waited over 8 hours and 1,551 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

"On the SNP’s watch, the crisis in A&E is never-ending.

“The SNP's NHS Recovery Plan has completely failed to improve conditions- if anything, they have gotten worse since it was introduced. Ministers have failed to come up with the solutions staff and patients desperately need.

“We cannot cut A&E waits if we don't fix the problems in social care and free up space in hospital. That's why, as well as tackling burnout among staff, Scottish Liberal Democrats would help people leave hospital on time through a care package that offers a new UK-wide minimum wage for care workers that is £2 higher.”