90%ofa&e patients treated in four hours

Emergency department staff dealt with more than 90 per cent of patients within four hours, new figures show.

Official statistics for the week ending 4 February found 90.5 per cent of the 24,944 people attending core accident and emergency department across Scotland were seen within the four-hour target.

This is the fifth consecutive increase since a low of 78.1 per cent in the week ending 31 December but remains below the Scottish Government’s 95 per cent target. Of the 24,944, a total of 210 (0.8 per cent) spent more than eight hours in an emergency department while 42 (0.2 per cent) were there for longer than 12 hours. Health Secretary Shona Robison said: “It’s welcome that the latest weekly performance has seen more than nine in 10 people treated within the four hour target.”