Lanarkshire councillor's 'terrifying' 10-hour wait for chest pain treatment at Monklands Hospital

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A Lanarkshire councillor who helped save her local A&E has spoken out about her “terrifying” 10-hour wait for treatment at the hospital.Airdrie North independent representative Sophia Coyle said her experience at Monklands Hospital after complaining of chest pain was so bad she would not go back if she fell ill again.The mum-of-three also demanded the SNP-led Government get a grip on soaring waiting times.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android She said: “You can’t just sit back and put blinkers on and say there’s a crisis.

The health service is a shambles just now, but through no fault of the staff.”Councillor Coyle, 46, was a long-standing SNP councillor in Airdrie who quit the party this year to sit as an independent.One of her first campaigns in politics was protecting the accident and emergency service at Monklands, but she has now sounded the alarm about the state of the hospital she helped stop from being downgraded.A diabetic and asthmatic, Councillor Coyle said she contacted the out-of-hours service earlier this month over tightness in her chest and breathlessness.She said it took about an hour to speak to an NHS professional, who said she should go to Monklands A&E.The councillor said Monklands was “absolutely full” and claimed patients referred by GPs were waiting for up to 16 hoursShe added: