Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. The Red Cross emergency response vehicle is parked up outside the A&E department as the queue of ambulances waiting to hand over patients continues to grow.Last night, it was described as “shocking” that the humanitarian crisis charity was needed at the country’s flagship hospital.At 1pm yesterday, 16 ambulances had queued for up to four hours waiting to deliver patients – and paramedics feared the situation would get worse as the night wore on.By 5pm, there were still 16 ambulances waiting.It is understood the Red Cross were brought in about a week ago after talks with the Scottish Ambulance Service as waiting times increased dramatically.Yesterday, the Record told how the trade union Unite.
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