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A&E departments ‘extremely busy,’ warns Scotland's biggest health board
SCOTLAND’S largest NHS board has urged the public to consider if their condition is “life or limb” before turning up at “extremely busy” A&E. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC), which has not met
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC), which has not met national targets to admit, discharge or transfer patients from A&E within four hours since July 2020, called on the public to consider other options.
“Our accident and emergency departments are extremely busy at the moment,” said Dr Claire Harrow, deputy medical director for acute services at NHSGGC.
Urging the public to consider using the NHS 24 website, dialling 111, or taking a trip to their community pharmacy or local clinic for minor injuries and illnesses before setting off for their local hospital, she added: “We’re asking the public to help us keep A&E departments available for those who need it most, when they need it most.
“If you have an injury or illness that isn’t life or limb threatening, please consider the other services open to you.
“Accessing the right healthcare in the first instance can save you time and it helps us to ensure the A&E departments are there for people who need it most.”
Scottish Labour health spokesperson Jackie Baillie commented: “It’s deeply concerning that in October Scotland’s biggest health board is asking people to stay away from A&E services because they are struggling to cope.
“Coming on the heels of 40 per cent of admissions waiting over the four-hour standard and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine warning about the lack of winter preparation, this does not inspire confidence that the SNP government have a grip on the health service ahead of the winter.”