A complete of 155 sufferers who attended an Ayrshire and Arran A&E lately waited greater than 12 hours for therapy, new figures present.
And one other 231 had been compelled to endure ready instances of greater than eight hours to be both admitted, transferred or discharged.
The figures come from Public Well being Scotland and canopy a week-long interval ending on Sunday, February 6.
Solely 71 per cent of those that attended an A&E within the area, over the identical interval, had been handled inside the four-hour standard- falling means wanting the Scottish Authorities’s 95 per cent goal.
South Scotland Labour MSP Colin Smyth mentioned the figures had been “very regarding.”
He added: “The results of two years of the pandemic are nonetheless being felt and it might take years earlier than the NHS is again to pre-Covid ranges of ready instances. However lots of the issues going through our NHS, together with a scarcity of frontline employees, had been there lengthy earlier than Covid, - they've merely been uncovered by the pandemic.
“The Scottish Authorities’s lack of motion within the face of this disaster has been nothing wanting a dereliction of obligation.
“That is unacceptable – motion is required now together with higher resourcing A&E departments to cease lives being misplaced.”
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West Scotland Conservative MSP Jamie Greene mentioned: “The SNP’s goal is for 95 per cent of sufferers to be seen inside 4 hours, however this has not been met nationally since July 2020.
“Extra sufferers’ lives in Ayrshire and Arran are being put needlessly in danger by the continued inaction from Well being Secretary Humza Yousaf.
“He appears utterly wedded to his flimsy NHS Restoration Plan which clearly isn’t working.”
South Scotland Conservative MSP Brian Whittle added: “Again and again, we’ve heard Humza Yousaf discuss his NHS Restoration Plan because the instrument that may repair all the things, but it surely’s clear from these figures that it’s simply not getting the job achieved.”
Elena Whitham, SNP MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley mentioned: “The determine we're presently seeing throughout Ayrshire is that simply over seven in 10 individuals are being seen inside 4 hours goal which isn't the place we wish to be.
“It's nonetheless essential to place that into context, as a result of well being providers throughout the UK, Europe and the world are all battling the identical pressures as we navigate out of this pandemic and adapt to residing with Covid.
“I welcome the extra £10 million of funding that has been allotted to well being boards, that is on prime of the £300 million bundle of funding already introduced as a part of the Winter Plan to assist the NHS.”
Willie Coffey, SNP MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, mentioned Mr Smyth’s criticisms had been ‘shameful.’
He added: “Mr Smyth and Labour might not have observed however there’s been a significant well being pandemic to cope with. And it affected lots of our frontline NHS employees too, who additionally turned sick and off work. No surprise it has had an affect.
“Virtually three-quarters of sufferers in NHS Ayrshire and Arran had been seen inside the four-hour goal and that is reflective of the enhancements we're seeing in employees absence and the collection of measures carried out by the Scottish Authorities to minimise pressures in A&E.
“For Labour to criticise that is an assault on the NHS employees and they need to be ashamed.
“The Scottish Authorities has dedicated £1bn of funding as a part of the NHS Restoration Plan, to make sure our well being service can get again on its ft as we transfer out of the pandemic.”
A Scottish Authorities spokesperson mentioned: “A&E waits proceed to indicate a marked enchancment on the state of affairs from the flip of the 12 months.
“Virtually three-quarters of sufferers had been seen inside the four-hour goal and that is reflective of the enhancements we're seeing in employees absence and the collection of measures carried out to minimise pressures throughout our A&E providers.
“NHS employees proceed to face unprecedented pressures as they work to reply to the pandemic while persevering with to supply important therapy and optimum affected person care.
“Scotland has the very best performing A&Es within the UK. The truth is, Scotland’s A&Es have outperformed these in England, Wales and Northern Eire for over six years.
“Our NHS employees have labored extremely laborious in the course of the pandemic and so they have our thanks for the care they proceed to supply the individuals of Scotland.“
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