Cole-Hamilton: Action needed now to tackle crisis at A&E

Responding to new figures showing only 63.4% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 27th October, while 3,487 people waited over 8 hours and 1,629 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

"Under the SNP the NHS is teetering on the brink, staff are overwhelmed, and thousands are waiting far too long to be seen.

"These waits are from October, and they are already as bad as waits we have seen in recent winters. We need to see action now from the SNP to tackle this crisis in our NHS.

"Scottish Liberal Democrats would overhaul the SNP’s failed NHS Recovery Plan, get you fast access to GPs and help people leave hospital on time through a new UK-wide minimum wage for care workers that is £2 higher."