A&E figures

SCOTLAND’S weekly accident and emergency waiting time performance figures remain slightly above the record low seen at the end of October, but they are still well below the target.

For the week ending November 13, performance against the four-hour target for admission, transfer or discharge stood at 65.3 per cent.

This was up slightly from the previous week’s figure of 65.1 per cent.

The figure hit a record low during the final week of October when it dipped to 63.1 per cent.