Half of hospitals fail to meet A&E waiting times target
By Katrine Bussey, Press Association
April 12, 2016, 12:01 amUpdated: April 12, 2016, 2:56 pm
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Official health service data shows 92.4% of all patients were seen and either admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours – below the Scottish Government’s interim target of 95% but a slight improvement on the previous week’s performance of 92%.
A total of 26,762 patients attended A&E departments across the country in the week ending April 3.
Fifteen of the 30 hospitals where performance is monitored failed to meet the 95% interim target, with two hospitals failing to treat almost a fifth of patents within four hours.
At Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 81.5% of A&E cases were dealt with in this time, while medical staff at Ayr Hospital treated 81.6% within four hours.
Across NHS Ayrshire and Arran, 86.6% of patients in A&E were seen within four hours, the lowest proportion recorded by the 14 regional health boards in the week ending April 3.
In NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 89% were seen within the target time.
