Number of A&E patients waiting more than four hours up by a third
The number of patients waiting more than four hours to be admitted to A&E has risen more than a third in a year and is at a record high, new NHS figures show.
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Former A&E nurse invents life-saving device that’s due to be launched in Scots hospitals this year
A FORMER A&E nurse has invented a life-saving device that is set to go into to hospitals within weeks.
Addicted to A&E: Repeat offenders unnecessarily returning time and again
THEY are dubbed the “frequent fliers” by over-stretched doctors and nurses in Scotland’s emergency departments.
A&E waiting times performance improves, despite Beast from the East
Five Scottish health boards miss A&E target but improvements over year hailed
FIVE of Scotland's health boards have failed to meet a key waiting time target for accident and emergency patients.