Accident and emergency patients in Glasgow are facing long waiting times as Scotland's hospital record their worst rates ever.
Public Health Scotland figures revealed that more than 9,600 patients were forced to wait more than four hours in A&E departments in the final week of October, with Glasgow hospitals taking both first and second spots on the list of longest waiting times.
University Hospital Hairmyres tops the list, with just 42.2 per cent of patients being seen within four hour of waiting. Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital closely follows, treating just 42.2 per cent of patients within four hours of their arrival.
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The national average for patients being treating and either admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours currently sits at 63.1 per cent. Meaning that the two Glasgow hospitals fall 18.9 per cent and 18.8 per cent below the average, respectively.
Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Paisley's Royal Alexandra, University Hospital Wishaw and University Hospital Monklands also find themselves on the unwanted list.
The figures become even more alarming when compared to the aims set out by the Scottish Government whereby 95 per cent of those attending A&E should be dealt with within the four-hour target time.
This was set in a bid to return to the 98 per cent standard and applies to all attendees for emergency care in either an emergency department (ED) or minor injury unite (MIU), including those brought in via ambulance.
Waiting times have taken a dip in the years following the outbreak of Covid-19, with a slight recovery last year before times reached their worst-ever rate recorded last month.
Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said covid continued to impact performance, stating "We all have a part to play in reducing pressure on services this winter."
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