A&E waiting-times performance falls slightly, figures show
Performance in Scotland's accident-and-emergency (A&E) departments has dipped slightly, according to the most recent figures.
Performance in Scotland's accident-and-emergency (A&E) departments has dipped slightly, according to the most recent figures.
A total of 25,135 people attended A&E in the week ending February 5, of which 91.3% were seen and either admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours, down from 92.5% the previous week.
The Scottish Government target is for 95% of cases to be dealt with in that time but the benchmark has not been met in any single week since September.
A total of 196 patients (0.8%) patients spent more than eight hours in A&E while 28 people (0.1%) waited for more than 12 hours.
Only five health boards met the target, with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Forth Valley the poorest performing at 87.9%.
Scotland's newest hospital, the £842 million Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, again had the lowest compliance of any site.
At its A&E unit, 79.4% of patients were seen within the required time, down from 83.5% in the previous week.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said: "We are committed to putting in place long-term, sustainable change so that our hospitals can maintain high levels of performance during peaks and troughs of activity.
"This includes working with health boards to improve hospital processes, including discharge practices and strengthening community capacity to reduce delayed discharges.
"We have also delivered record investment and increased levels of staffing in our hospitals to achieve this - including an extra £3 million for health boards to support preparations over winter.
"We know that a small number of sites are still facing particular challenges with demand and performance, and the Government is working closely with those health boards to provide any additional support required."