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NHS Lanarkshire records worst waiting times ever with less than 40 per cent seen within four-hour target

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Waiting times for patients attending A&E across Lanarkshire have hit an all time low.NHS Lanarkshire has recorded its worst ever waiting times for people attending emergency departments with only 39.5 per cent of locals being seen within the four-hour target.Latest figures released by the health board show that only 55 per cent across the country were treated and discharged or transferred within the Scottish Government target time in the week up to December 18.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 At the University Hospital Hairmyres in East Kilbride, only 33.9 per cent of patients were seen within the target.Meanwhile Monklands was 41.8 per cent.

And University Hospital Wishaw was 42.4 per cent. Figures across Lanarkshire have plummeted in recent months. In November, locals MSPs called for urgent action to address the problem, where then just over half of patients were seen within the target four hours.

Central Scotland representative Monica Lennon called the wait times "horrendous" as she told of how many residents were fed up of waiting so long for vital treatment.Since then, numbers have dropped by 17 per cent as all local hospitals continue to cope operating above normal capacity.In the week ending December 18, 3749 locals attended A&E departments in Lanarkshire hospitals.

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