A&E waiting times falter

ACCIDENT and emergency waiting time target performance has faltered at Inverclyde Royal according to latest figures.

The percentage of patients who were seen within four hours of arrival at the hospital between November 7-13 was 77.4, a fall from the previous week’s figure of 79 per cent.

But the figure was still better than the Scottish average, which was 65.3, and the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde health board rate, which was 63 per cent.