The variety of folks left ready in A&E wards has hit the very best ranges on file for the second week in a row.
The Scottish Authorities goal is for sufferers to be seen and discharged or admitted to hospital inside 4 hours - however final week 8,610 folks weren't handled within the goal time.
A file 1,015 folks waited greater than 12 hours - a rise of 35 per cent on the earlier seven days.
Well being secretary Humza Yousaf blamed the rising variety of folks testing constructive for covid and workers absences for the delays.
Scottish Labour stated the NHS was being "fully failed" by SNP and Inexperienced ministers.
The figures cowl the week that the variety of sufferers in Scottish hospitals with Covid reached the very best degree seen in the course of the pandemic.
Jackie Baillie, Scottish Labour well being spokeswoman, stated: "One other week and one other record-breaking failure in A&E as a result of SNP.
"Employees are working tirelessly however they're being fully failed by Humza Yousaf and his SNP authorities.
"1000's of lives are actually being risked in A&E departments on a weekly foundation – that is fully unacceptable.
"Consultants have warned that a whole bunch of lives have been misplaced as a result of disaster in A&E.
"It’s about time that Humza Yousaf realised that he's a authorities minister and never a commentator on this disaster.
"Humza Yousaf should act to help NHS providers earlier than extra lives are needlessly misplaced.”
Yousaf stated: "The unprecedented impression of the pandemic is continuous to take its toll on our NHS and these newest figures proceed to underline the extent of the stress on providers.
"We're at the moment seeing file excessive ranges of covid transmission and extra folks in our hospitals with covid than at any time in the course of the pandemic and this rise in current weeks has inevitably had an impression on providers like A&E.
"The Chief Nursing Workplace is now reviewing nationwide an infection management steering with a view to easing present restrictions which have added to hospital pressures by way of diminished mattress numbers.
"Employees absences and a rising variety of acutely unwell sufferers, leading to longer stays, can be having an impression."
He added: "For a lot of A&E is not going to be the suitable place for his or her healthcare want.
"Individuals ought to take into account whether or not their situation is an emergency, akin to a stroke, coronary heart assault or main trauma, earlier than going to A&E.
"Native GPs could be contacted in the course of the day for non-critical care, in addition to native pharmacies. In case you assume, you want A&E however it isn't an emergency NHS 24 phone service is obtainable on 111."
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