Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Scottish hospitals miss key A&E waiting times and bed blocking targets

SNP under fire over NHS Scotland, as figures show that only 87% of patients are seen within four hours

Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP government has come under concerted cross-party attack after it emerged that Scottish hospitals had missed several key A&E waiting times and bed blocking targets.

Weekly figures for accident and emergency waiting times – published for the first time on Tuesday after ministers gave way to demands to release weekly data – showed that only 87% of patients were seen within four hours, against an interim target of 95%, with 187 people stuck in A&E for over 12 hours.

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