Patients at Glasgow's QEUH 'faced 10-hour waits at A&E' as staff struggled with demand

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Stricken patients reportedly faced waits of more than 10 hours at Scotland's flagship hospital today. Many people opted to leave the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow and seek treatment elsewhere as the A&E came under siege.Scores of patients queued up in the waiting room, with one man visiting his friend describing the emergency department as "chokka".Robert Reid, 65, from Dykebar, Paisley, had been taking his pal for a walk around the grounds when they were met by a frustrated patient.He said: “Just as we were at A&E a woman came out and said ‘I wouldn’t go in there if I were you, I’ve just been told there’s a 10-hour-wait’.

She had just phoned her son to come and pick her up. She was looking pretty harassed.“We had a look in at A&E, it was chokka.

There were about 35-40 patients in the waiting room and that was about 6.20pm. Who knows what it might have been like later.”Labour’s health spokeswoman Jackie Baillie said: “It is extraordinary that we haven’t even reached winter yet but the pressure on A&E is so intense.

That people are having to wait unacceptable hours, in spite of all the hard work of all the staff in the NHS, shows the SNP Government need to get a grip.Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in!If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'.We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and