Cole-Hamilton: A&E waits continue to spiral on Humza Yousaf’s watch

Responding to new figures showing that only 64.4% of patients attending A&E were seen within the four-hour target time, with just 41.3% seen on time in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:  

“To much fanfare, Humza Yousaf touted his NHS Recovery Plan as the plan which would finally see improvements made in tackling the crisis in our A&E departments. This has completely failed. On his watch, we have seen the worst A&E wait times on record.  

“People will no doubt want to know what Humza Yousaf would do differently if he became First Minister. He cannot continue to oppose 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.  

“Every single patient waiting for hours and days on end has been taken for granted by this government. The SNP and its leadership candidates need to stop obsessing over reckless schemes for separation and ease the boiling point pressures facing our NHS.”