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Peter Davidson

SNP ministers urged to take action after missing A&E targets for two years

The Scottish Government has been urged to take action on A&E waiting times after two years since a key target was last met.

SNP Ministers aim to have 95 per cent of people in emergency departments seen and subsequently admitted or discharged within four hours, but that target was last met in the week ending July 12 2020.

Waiting times shrank in the early months of the pandemic, as the number of people presenting at A&E also dropped.

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