Scottish patients waited up to 40 hours for emergency hospital care at the height of the pandemic, figures show.
Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has been urged to take action to support struggling accident and emergency (A&E) staff who are at risk of burnout, while combating the “absurd” waiting times.
The data obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats through a series of freedom of information (FOI) requests reveals the longest number of hours waited by any person attending A&E in 2020/21.
