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Matt Bryan

MSP calls for urgent action as Lanarkshire locals face 'horrendous' waits for NHS treatment

A Lanarkshire MSP says her "inbox is overflowing" with locals fed up of NHS waiting times and waiting for vital treatment.

NHS Lanarkshire 's A&E waiting times for September show only 56.7 per cent of patients were seen within four hours, while only 58.8 per cent were seen in four hours in NHS Forth Valley, with figures also showing an increase in delayed discharges.

As all local hospitals struggle to cope operating above normal capacity, Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon is calling on the Scottish Government to take urgent action on the crisis.

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