Call for inquiry into avoidable deaths connected to the emergency care crisis in Ayrshire and Arran
Public Health Scotland data for the week ending March 20th shows just 66.3% of attendees in NHS Ayrshire and Arran were seen within the four-hour target.
Jamie Ross, the Scottish Liberal Democrat council candidate for Ayr West, has voiced concerns over the A&E waiting time target in Ayrshire and Arran.
Public Health Scotland data for the week ending March 20th shows just 66.3% of attendees in NHS Ayrshire and Arran were seen within the four-hour target.
In addition, 275 patients waited more than 8 hours to be seen, and 189 waited for more than 12.
Last week the Royal College of Emergency Medicine warned that 240 people have died this year as a result of delays at A&E departments.
Mr Ross said: "These figures are a sad reminder of the real and ongoing crisis in the NHS, and the government's ineptitude in caring for Scotland's health.
"Local people will be understandably worried by these figures. We need radical action to address this crisis."
He added: "Patients and staff affected by this crisis deserve answers, that is why I am backing calls for an inquiry into avoidable deaths connected to the emergency care crisis and fresh staff and resources to support our overburdened NHS."
