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Accident and Emergency advice issued for Scots patients to go elsewhere if not urgent
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dailyrecord.co.ukPatients arriving at accident and emergency departments will be sent away if more appropriate treatment is available elsewhere in a bid to reverse record-long waits for treatment.Humza Yousaf has issued guidance for A&E departments across Scotland that would see them refer patients to GPs, pharmacies or told to look after themselves.
It follows another week where A&E waiting time performances have fallen to record low levels, with 30.4 per cent of patients not seen within the four-hour target.
Despite patient numbers being significantly lower than before the pandemic – September 2021 saw 19,417 fewer patients attend A&E compared to September 2019 – the percentage of patients seen within the target time has plummeted over the past year.The
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