Paramedics say waiting times are ‘less safe’ for patients

Just yesterday STV News reported over 1,500 people waited more than 12 hours to be seen in the week before last

Paramedics say the record waiting times in Scotland’s A&E departments are making the health service “a less safe pathway” than in previous years and they worry for their patients.

The Health Secretary Humza Yousaf met paramedics today in Edinburgh and says the additional £45 million spent on the ambulance service will help with efficiencies.

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