Long waits in Scotland’s A&E rise despite patient numbers falling

Long waits in Scotland’s A&E rise despite patient numbers falling

Almost one in 10 waited more than eight hours to be seen in A&E

Number of people facing extreme waits in Scotland’s A&E ‘unacceptable and dangerous’

Unacceptable numbers of people are still being exposed to extreme long waits in Scotland’s Accident &Emergency departments, new analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine shows. The latest Emergency Department performance figures – released yesterday 4 August 2025 by Public Health Scotland – which cover June 2025 reveal that despite fewer people attending, performance is still worsening, and the number of patients waiting 12 hours incre…