Over 50 folks had been compelled to attend greater than 12 hours at St John’s A&E in a single week as employees struggled to deal with demand.
Some 296 folks waited greater than 4 hours within the week ending July 3, new figures reveal.
The statistics additionally present over 1 / 4 of sufferers who turned as much as St John’s Hospital in Livingston needed to wait greater than 4 hours to be handled.
Within the week main as much as July 3, 72.4 per cent of the 1074 who attended A&E had been seen throughout the four-hour goal, 119 waited over eight hours and 57 needed to wait over 12 hours.
These figures are a slight enchancment on the week earlier than (ending June 26), when 70.3 per cent had been seen inside 4 hours.
However this nonetheless falls far wanting the Scottish Authorities’s goal of coping with 95 per cent of A&E sufferers inside 4 hours, which has not been met in Scotland since July 2020.
On the finish of Could, simply 68.5 per cent of individuals had been seen throughout the goal interval at St John’s.
Final month NHS Lothian warned that growing instances of Covid-19 had been putting mounting stress on hospitals and different well being companies and urged folks to not attend A&E except it was life threatening.
Jacquie Campbell, chief officer of acute companies, NHS Lothian, defined: “The persevering with results of the pandemic are putting our companies and employees underneath vital and sustained stress.
“In keeping with neighborhood transmission ranges, there are elevated numbers of employees testing optimistic with Covid-19, who should then self-isolate to guard sufferers.
“That, mixed with excessive volumes of sufferers presenting with complicated and critical instances, signifies that A&E particularly stays underneath excessive stress.
“We urge everybody in Lothian to play their half. If you happen to assume it's essential go to A&E, but it surely’s not a vital emergency, name NHS 24 on 111 first. NHS 24 will direct you to the fitting care in the fitting place.
“We'd additionally advise the general public to take wise precautions and keep secure in very popular climate as a way to scale back the chance of sunburn and warmth exhaustion.
“Keep out of the solar within the hottest a part of the day, drink loads of water and take cool showers or baths. This is applicable to everybody however most particularly to these weak to excessive warmth akin to kids and the aged. If you happen to should enterprise out, keep in shady areas, put on sunscreen, hats, sun shades and loose-fitting garments.
Do not miss the most recent information from the West Lothian Courier. Signal as much as our free e-newsletter right here