NHS in Scotland cuts 12-hour wait by 87%
THE NHS in Scotland is coping “much better” with winter pressures than it did last year, Health Secretary Alex Neil said.
Mr Neil spoke out after recent figures revealed a large drop in the number of patients spending 12 hours or more in hospital accident and emergency departments.
In December 2012 there were 323 patients who had to wait this long in A&E, compared to just 42 in the same month in 2013 - a drop of 87 per cent.
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