Emergency department waiting times at Scotland’s largest children’s hospital have hit a record high, figures show.

At the Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow, 71.5% of attendances were seen and admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours – the worst figures on record.

It comes after the hospital urged parents to avoid A&E after record attendances saw 306 children present in one day.

Nearly 500 children waited for more than four hours, while 17 waited for more than eight, in the week ending November 20.

It comes as waiting times performance across Scotland’s A&E departments plummeted to a record low again.

At the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, just 35.1% of attendees were dealt with within the four-hour target – the worst of any individual hospital recorded, according to figures from Public Health Scotland.

The Scottish Government’s target aims to admit, transfer or discharge 95% of patients within four hours.

Across the country, for the week ending November 20, performance against the target fell to 63.1%.

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