A&E waiting times target achieved for third week this summer
95.3% of patients in A&E were seen and subsequently admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours
Last updated 25th Jul 2017
The latest accident-and-emergency waiting time figures show the NHS in Scotland has met the target for the third week since the start of June.
95.3% of patients in A&E were seen and subsequently admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours in the week ending Sunday July 16, - achieving the Scottish Government's aim of 95%.
In the seven days, emergency departments saw 24,964 cases – and just 55 people were kept in the department for eight hours or more, and only 7 patients were there for more than 12 hours.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said: “I am pleased to see this improved performance across Scotland's core accident-and-emergency sites.
“I'd like to thank all the staff who are involved in this effort, not just in A&E, but also those elsewhere in the hospital and social care system who make sure that patients are able to flow through the system with minimum delay.
“Working with boards there has been a real focus in recent years on making accident-and-emergency departments as streamlined as possible and reducing delayed discharge further along the chain.
“This has undoubtedly played a part in ensuring that Scotland's A&Es have outperformed those in the rest of the UK for more than two years.
“Our six essential actions for unscheduled care, backed with £9 million of new investment this year, will continue to help us keep waits to a minimum.