Cole-Hamilton: No one should have to wait 12 hours at A&E

Responding to new figures showing only 65.4% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 24th March, while 1,344 people waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

"Thousands of patients every week waiting over half a day at A&E is just unacceptable, yet it has become the norm under the SNP.

"Patients and staff alike deserve better than this, so we urgently need to see action from the new Health Secretary to reverse this situation.

"Scottish Liberal Democrats would overhaul the NHS Recovery Plan, bring forward an urgent inquiry into the hundreds of avoidable deaths linked to the emergency care crisis and implement measures which will meaningfully tackle burnout among staff.”