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Almost 5,000 patients wait more than 12 hours in A&E in August, figures show

Almost 5,000 patients spent half a day or more in accident and emergency in August, as waiting times performance hit a new low. Monthly figures showed that 69.7% of those attending A&E were seen, resulting in a subsequent admission, transfer or ...

04 Oct 2022 at 14:16

Scotland

Number of patients waiting longer than four hours in A&E hits record high

The number of patients waiting more than four hours to be seen in A&E has reached its highest ever number for a single week, figures show. Public Health Scotland data showed 9,146 people waited longer than four hours to be seen and then either ...

23 Aug 2022 at 12:11

Scotland

Humza Yousaf welcomes’ immediate improvement’ in A&E waiting times figures

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has welcomed the “immediate improvement” in accident and emergency waiting times – despite the latest figures showing the four-hour target was missed for almost 9,000 patients. He had branded last week’s figures ...

27 Sept 2022 at 12:20

Scotland

Emergency ward delays will lead to lives being lost, say Scottish Tories

Scots could die “needlessly” because of long waits for treatment in accident and emergency units, Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has been warned. Opposition politicians hit out at the Scottish Government as the latest figures showed a ...

15 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Scottish Tories call for Humza Yousaf to act on ‘woeful’ A&E waiting times

Ministers are being urged to tackle the “woeful” waiting times figures for Scotland’s accident and emergency departments, as new figures show almost three out of 10 patients waited longer than the target time in the final week of ...

08 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

Nearly 30% of A&E patients waiting longer than four hours

Nearly 30% of A&E patients waited longer than four hours for treatment, with the weekly waiting time performance percentage unchanged from last week. In the week ending May 22, 70.2% of patients were seen within the four-hour ...

31 May 2022 at 11:51

Warning to stay away from A&Es after surge leaves patients waiting for 12 hours

Six hospitals have issued a joint warning for people to stay away from emergency departments except for in “genuine, life-threatening situations”, after a surge in numbers left some patients waiting for up to 12 hours. ...

06 Apr 2022 at 09:25

Second body found within remains of arson probe flats

A second body has been found inside a block of flats decimated by fire two weeks ago. Thames Valley Police said the remains were discovered inside Rowe Court, Reading, on Thursday. The body has yet to be recovered or ...

31 Dec 2021 at 15:25

Lifeboat volunteers praised for postponing Christmas celebrations to save lives

Lifeboat volunteers have been praised for postponing their Christmas celebrations to help rescue people at sea. Thousands of volunteers who make up the crews of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) worked ...

31 Dec 2021 at 18:55

E-scooters damaged in New Year’s Day warehouse blaze

Hundreds of rental e-scooters have been damaged after a blaze broke out in a Bristol warehouse on New Year’s Day. Avon Fire and Rescue Service (AFRS) was called to a “significant fire” at an industrial unit in the ...

02 Jan 2022 at 12:55

Scotland

Opposition demand action from Humza Yousaf on ‘wholly unacceptable’ A&E waits

A quarter of patients in hospital accident and emergency departments were not treated in the target time, with almost 500 having to wait 12 hours or more to be dealt with, the latest figures show. Data for the ...

15 Feb 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

First week of year sees worst accident and emergency waiting times on record

Scotland recorded the worst ever accident and emergency waiting times in the first week of the year, NHS figures reveal. Almost a third (32.6%) of the 21,163 patients attending A&E waited more than four hours ...

18 Jan 2022 at 11:56

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