A furious political row has erupted this evening - with the revelation that a patient waited more than 60 HOURS at an Ayrshire A&E department.Ayrshire Live can reveal that the unknown patient endured a total of 60 hours 28 minutes at a local hospital in the week ending December 18, 2022.Now South Scotland Conservative List MSP, Sharon Dowey, has waded into the debate and is raising serious concerns about the patient’s “shocking” treatment before they were admitted, transferred or discharged.Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross also raised the “scandalous” incident today with Nicola Sturgeon at First Minister’s Questions.Ms Dowey, an MSP for the South of Scotland, said it was “totally unacceptable” and criticised Heath Secretary Humza Yousaf for ‘letting the NHS crisis spiral out of control’.The 60-hour + wait for emergency treatment was revealed in a Freedom of Information response published by the Scottish Conservatives.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.During the exchange with Nicola Sturgeon, Douglas Ross said Humza Yousaf was the “worst health secretary since devolution” and he should be ‘sacked, not promoted to SNP leader.’And Scottish Conservative MSP for South Scotland, Sharon Dowey, said: “This shocking incident must be investigated urgently by the SNP Government.“It is totally unacceptable that people in Ayrshire seeking emergency treatment are
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