Scottish Conservative MSP for Lothian says the latest A&E
figures in NHS Lothian are “truly terrifying”.
Jeremy Balfour’s remarks come after the latest monthly A&E
figures for Scotland showed only 70 per cent of patients were
seen within the SNP Government’s target time of four hours in
September.
In NHS Lothian 63.2% were seen within four hours. However, at The
Royal Infirmary only 49.7% were seen within four hours.
says that these
“intolerable delays” are leading to needless, excess deaths in
the Lothians
He has blamed the SNP’s “dire workforce planning” and Humza
Yousaf’s flimsy NHS Recovery Plan from two years ago as root
causes behind the “shocking” A&E waiting time figures.
has called on SNP health
secretary to urgently get a grip on
the crisis, otherwise patients and dedicated staff will face a
“winter of chaos” in A&E.
Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP said: “The latest
A&E waiting times in NHS Lothian paint a truly terrifying
picture.
“Despite the best efforts of frontline NHS staff, more and more
patients are suffering intolerable waits at A&E. We know that
these lead to needless, excess deaths.
“Successive SNP health secretaries have been guilty of dire
workforce planning which has left A&E services in NHS Lothian
dangerously short of staff, while Humza Yousaf’s flimsy NHS
Recovery Plan has miserably failed to remobilise our NHS.
“These figures are shocking and, worryingly, they pre-date the
peak winter period. SNP health secretary has failed to plan
adequately for this winter and needs to urgently get a grip of
this crisis.
“Otherwise suffering patients and staff in NHS Lothian will
suffer yet another winter of unacceptable chaos on the SNP’s
watch.”
Notes:
Scotland wide: 70%
Ayrshire and Arran: 69.1% Crosshouse 68.9% Ayr
65.4%
Borders: 63.1% Borders General Hospital
63.1%
Dumfries and Galloway. 80.5% Dumfries and Galloway
Royal Infirmary 77.4% Galloway Community Hospital
87.9%
Fife 73.3% Victoria Hospital 65.%
Forth Valley 54.4% Forth Valley Hospital
46.1%
Grampian 70.3% Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 48.7% Dr
Gray’s 74.4% Royal Aberdeen 88.6%
Greater Glasgow and Clyde 70.5% Inverclyde Royal
Hospital 74.6% Royal Alexandra Hospital 65.3% Glasgow Royal
Infirmary 56.5% Queen Elizabeth University Hospital 47.9% Royal
Children’s Hospital 94.8%
Highland 86.6% Lorn and Islands 89.5% Caithness
General Hospital 82.8% Raigmore Hospital 76.2% Bedford
87.5%
Lanarkshire 60.2% Monklands 63.8% Hairmyres 52.4%
Wishaw 64.0%
Lothian 63.2% St John’s 68.5% Royal Infirmary 49.7%
Royal Children Hospital 90.8%
Orkney 93.0% Balfour 93.0%
Shetland 80.2% Gilbert Bain 80.2%
Tayside 91.4% Ninewells 89.8% Perth Royal Infirmary
91.2%
Western Isles 98.7% Western Isles Hospital
98.5%
A link to the full figures is here: https://publichealthscotland.scot/data-and-intelligence/ae-activity/#section-1
