SNP needs to wake up to crisis in A&E

Responding to new figures showing that only 65.8% of patients were seen across Scotland within the 4 hour target last week, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

“The SNP/Green Government desperately needs to wake up to the reality of the crisis in Scotland's A&E departments. For all the talk and plans from ministers the situation has barely shifted in months.

"We need to see urgent action from Michael Matheson to resolve the crisis in our A&E departments. That should start by dropping his government's opposition to our constructive proposals such as an urgent inquiry into the hundreds of avoidable deaths linked to the emergency care crisis, a burnout prevention strategy and a health and social care staff assembly."