NHS Grampian Misses Waiting Time Target
NHS Grampian still isn't meeting A and E waiting time targets
Ministers want 95% of patients to be seen within 4 hours - it was less than that in the North East.
That's despite the target finally being reached across Scotland as a whole.
In one week 83 people waited more than four hours at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - and two people waited for more than 8 hours.
The Scottish Government has set an interim goal of treating 95% of people in four hours in advance of meeting the full target of 98%.
It is the first time the 30 emergency sites have collectively topped the 95% performance rate since weekly reporting started in February, when the figure was 86.1%
Health Secretary Shona Robison welcomed the figures but acknowledged more work was needed to build on the achievement.
She said: "It is extremely promising that our core A&E departments are seeing and treating 95% of patients within four hours.
"NHS staff have been working extremely hard to cut waiting times and deliver a first-class service, and the figures published today are testament to this."
"We now need to maintain this improvement and continue to achieve 95% nationally throughout the summer to ensure that all health boards are in an optimum position as we head in to this winter.''