Clinical director claims under pressure Lanarkshire hospital is witnessing a 'revolving door syndrome'

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According to Public Health Scotland the percentage of patients seen at NHS Lanarkshire A&E departments within the standard set by the Scottish Government for the week ending October 30 hit a record low.The number seen within four hours was down to 49.1 percent from 53.1 per cent the previous week - however, there were almost 1800 more attendees to A&E departments than in the previous week.Wishaw General saw the number of people seen within four hours drop from 54 to 51.7 per cent from the previous week, against a background rise from 1269 to 1343 people attending.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Last month ambulances were left queuing for up to 10 hours as staff attempted to make room for them to be received into the hospital.Health Secretary Humza Yousaf visited the hospital on Wednesday where he met with A&E staff to hear first hand the ongoing issues they’re facing.

Dr John Harden, deputy national clinical director and clinician at Wishaw General, told us : “Without apportioning blame it’s a whole system problem, we have a significant number of delayed discharges today – a larger number than we’d want to have. "The hospital has already increased its capacity.

But until we are able to get people out we can’t get them in.“The hospital is running at a very high level of occupancy, not because we