Rutherglen locals "at risk" from Glasgow A&E crisis, claims MSP

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Rutherglen children are being placed at risk from ongoing problems with A&E departments in Glasgow, an MSP has claimed.Last week Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children appealed to parents not to use its' A & E department unless in emergency or life-threatening situations, following a week where attendance hit the highest level seen in over seven years.Attendance was 25 per cent higher than the year’s average, leading to a drop in the number of people seen within the four hour target time.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Ms Duncan-Glancy, a list MSP for Glasgow, feels that Rutherglen patients who use Glasgow hospitals rather than Lanarkshire ones are being let down.

She told Lanarkshire Live : "A&E departments across the country are in crisis, leaving NHS staff and patients facing incredibly challenging conditions, with little reassurance that things will improve. "The mismanagement of this crisis has meant hardworking staff are being pushed to breaking