Permanent crisis in AE caused thousands of deaths in 2024
The Scottish Government has been accused of having responsibility for a “disgracefully high” number of deaths following growing waits for treatment in hospital accident and emergency departments. Both Labour and the Conservatives hit out at the SNP administration, claiming that thousands of patients had died after spending hours in A&E, with Labour suggesting “negligence” from the SNP meant ministers were “gambling with Scots’ lives”. Citing research from the Royal College […]