Cole-Hamilton: SNP must get serious about A&E wait times

15 Aug 2023
Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Responding to new figures showing only 66.5% where seen within 4 hours at A&E, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

"It has been over 3 years since the Scottish Government last met its target for 95% of attendees to be seen within four hours.

"There is no shortage of goodwill and dedication on the part of NHS staff, but they don’t have the beds, safe staffing and resources they need.

"As health secretary Humza Yousaf comprehensively failed to get to grips with the crisis in our A&E departments.

"His successor Michael Matheson must start taking this crisis seriously 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 staff burnout prevention strategy and a health and social care staff assembly."

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