Scotland waiting times improve as fewer patients seek A&E care

According to the latest figures, waiting times at Scotland’s A&E departments have improved.

Public Health Scotland data showed that of the 20,580 patients seeking emergency care during week ending 15^th January, 64 per cent were seen within the target time of four hours.  This was n increase from 57.2 per cent the previous week and is the best performance since November.

However, the number of patients attending A&E has been decreasing for weeks.

The Scottish government’s target is for 95 per cent of patients to be seen, then either admitted or discharged, within four hours.

The number of patients attending A&E dropped from a peak of 26,532 in the week to 16^th December to 20,580 in the most recent figures, the lowest in more than a year.

Health secretary Humza Yousaf, said the health service continued to be under tremendous pressure, but “through incredible efforts of our staff” there had been improvements in A&E performance

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