It's claimed health board bosses are 'too scared' to declare a critical incident.
Two Glasgow hospitals came close to collapse last week with ambulances left queuing outside and patients being treated in corridors.
Scottish RCEM leader Dr John-Paul Loughrey claims the crisis at emergency departments is growing every day. He told how in times of extreme pressure, offices had to be used for patients and some treatments were being carried out in relatives’ rooms. He said: “This would mean, for example, rather than 20 extra patients in the emergency department, 20 wards could be asked to take one extra patient which would arguably be better.” Loughrey said critical incident status would also mean non-emergency operations and clinics could be cancelled.
“The four-hour standard is the standard, we never want emergency departments to end up counting in days rather than hours.” “They have drafted in staff from the operating theatres to deal with patients. Management are flapping.”
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