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Medics urge the public to steer clear of A&E "unless it’s life-threatening."

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Under-pressure health chiefs have once again pleaded with patients to steer clear of hospital A&E departments unless their condition is life-threatening.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde urged members of the public to see their GP or call NHS 24, rather than call into emergency units.It comes as Covid infections are on the increase, following a fresh spike in cases fuelled by the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants.We told how A&E performance at Paisley's Royal Alexandra Hospital declined in the week ending June 19, with just 61.9 per cent of patients admitted, transferred or discharged in line with the Scottish Government's own four hour targets.Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here.Now medics have warned of long waiting times across NHS GGC's emergency acute sites and say there are quicker treatment routes available.Dr Scott Davidson, Deputy Medical Director for Acute Services for NHSGGC warned that frontline teams facing significant pressure as they battle to look after patients in desperate need of urgent care.

He said: “Our staff are working around the clock to make sure we continue to see the sickest patients coming to our A&Es but we’re over capacity.

Services are stowed out, creating a bottleneck at the front door, and as a result patients unfortunately are having to wait long periods of time to be treated.” The clinician urged patients to use pointed to other pathways available to get treatment faster and to help support frontline teams by spreading demand, adding: "Unless it’s life-threatening or very urgent, do not come to A&E.

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