The Scottish Government has come under fire after Paisley’s failing Royal Alexandra Hospital notched up the worst A&E wait times performance in Scotland against patient attendance figures.
New data this week reveals emergency department performance is on the slide again at the Corsebar Road facility, despite the “heroic” efforts of staff to shore up services in the midst of a continuing crisis.
Even the under-pressure Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow’s Govan, which usually returns dismal performances against the Scottish Government’s four hour A&E wait time target, did better than the RAH, new figures show.