Over 50 patients waited at St John's A&E for over 12 hours in one week as staff struggle to cope

Over 50 people were forced to wait more than 12 hours at St John’s A&E in one week as staff struggled to cope with demand.

Some 296 people waited more than four hours in the week ending July 3, new figures reveal.

The statistics also show over a quarter of patients who turned up to St John’s Hospital in Livingston had to wait more than four hours to be treated.