Cole-Hamilton: SNP have failed to help A&E recover

Responding to new figures showing only 62.7% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 31st March, while 3,455 people waited over 8 hours and 1,447 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

"It has been years now since our A&E departments have seen anything approaching the levels they should be operating at.

"With thousands facing long waits every week it is clear the SNP have failed to help A&E recover.

"Patients and staff alike deserve better than this, so we urgently need to see meaningful action taken 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.”