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Peter Davidson

SNP government urged to fix A&E crisis as 30% of patients waiting over four hours

The SNP Government is being urged to fix the current crisis in A&E after new figures revealed 30% of attendees waited more than four hours for treatment.

Public Health Scotland statistics published on Tuesday show 70.2% of those who attended emergency departments in the week up to May 15 were seen in less than four hours.

The Scottish Government target aims for 95% of patients to be seen and subsequently discharged or admitted within four hours.

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