Alarming new figures reveal the turnaround of cases at West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh’s nearest accident and emergency were at an all-time low at the start of the year.
More than 40 percent of A&E patients at the Royal Alexandria Hospital, where residents from West Dunbartonshire, Helensburgh and Lomond are urged to attend, were forced to wait more than the targeted four hours to be seen.
Health chiefs insist the sickest people are being seen most quickly and Health Secretary Humza Yousaf insists Omicron-related staff absences were a huge factor.
