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SICK patients at city hospitals are facing waits of up to 22 hours as winter causes mounting chaos in emergency departments.
The Evening News can reveal that last week at the Western General Hospital?s Acute Receiving Unit (ARU), nearly one in ten patients became stuck in the department for eight hours or more. And of 782 patients sent to the unit, where patients in need of emergency care are referred by GPs or paramedics, 30 waited 12 hours or more, with one becoming stuck for 22 hours.
NHS Lothian today issued an apology to affected patients and said more wards would be opened in coming weeks to deal with soaring demand.
http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/health/patient-waits-22hrs-for-treatment-1-3272106
The Evening News can reveal that last week at the Western General Hospital?s Acute Receiving Unit (ARU), nearly one in ten patients became stuck in the department for eight hours or more. And of 782 patients sent to the unit, where patients in need of emergency care are referred by GPs or paramedics, 30 waited 12 hours or more, with one becoming stuck for 22 hours.
NHS Lothian today issued an apology to affected patients and said more wards would be opened in coming weeks to deal with soaring demand.
http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/health/patient-waits-22hrs-for-treatment-1-3272106