Health secretary should be 'sacked' for NHS Ayrshire & Arran's A&E wait times

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Two MSPs have accused the Scottish Government’s Health Secretary of ‘failing to get a grip’ on NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s A&E waiting times.

South Scotland Regional List MSPs Sharon Dowey and Colin Smyth, have both told how Humza Yousaf should be sacked for his ‘mismanagement’ of the lengthy waiting times.

Their comments come after the latest data revealed 1,099 people waited over four hours to be seen at A&E in NHS Ayrshire & Arran in the week ending Sunday, November 6.

South Scotland Conservative List MSP, Sharon Dowey, reckons Humza Yousaf has failed this far to get a grip on the situation and warned that, if things fail to improve quickly, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon should ‘re-consider his position’ has Health Secretary.Ms Dowey said: “In Ayrshire & Arran’s latest statistics, it’s really worrying to see that 1,099 people waited longer than four hours to be seen at A&E.“A&E staff are working flat out to deliver for patients, but a lack of support from the Scottish Government has meant that many are not being seen as quickly as they should.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.“During Humza Yousaf’s first 500 days as Health Secretary we have seen record-low waiting times being set 68 times.“Clearly, Humza is failing to get a grip on Scotland’s NHS.“If waiting times continue to spiral out of control, then it is only right that Nicola Sturgeon should re-consider