Glasgow patients urged to attend A&E only if condition is 'urgent or life-threatening'

NHS GCC bosses have issued an urgent message to the public about A&E as hospitals are 'near capacity'.

Patients are asked only to attend A&E across the Greater Glasgow and Clyde region if their conditions are 'urgent or life-threatening'.

The bulletin was issued this evening as A&E rooms across hospitals in Greater Glasgow and Clyde are 'very busy'.