Fury at latest NHS A&E waiting times for Ayrshire and Arran

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A total of 472 patients at hospital A&E departments in NHS Ayrshire and Arran waited more than four hours before being either discharged, transferred or admitted, new figures show.

The figures, from Public Health Scotland, chart the week ending Sunday, May 8 and paint another gloomy picture for the region.Another 214 patients waited more than eight hours, while 130 poor souls had to endure more than 12 hour waits.Only 73.3 per cent of patients were seen within the Scottish Government’s four-hour standard.But the Scottish Government target demands that 95 per cent should be seen within the four-hour timeframe.Fuming MSPs have rounded on Health Secretary Humza Yousaf, on his first anniversary in the post, and told him to ramp up NHS recruitment.South Scotland Conservative List MSP Sharon Dowey said: “Humza Yousaf has been our Health Secretary now for a whole year, and yet nothing has improved with A&E waiting times. “The Health Secretary has to ramp up recruitment in NHS Ayrshire & Arran if we are to see these waiting times get any better for patients.” The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.Jamie Greene, West Scotland Conservative List MSP said: “Too many patients are waiting far too long to be seen in A&E and the situation is just going from bad to worse.“If Humza Yousaf is thinking of celebrating his one year anniversary in the role he should think again and turn