Of the 25,890 patients who attended A&E for the week ending September 24, 66 per cent were seen and either admitted, transferred or discharged within the four hour target time.

A third of patients waited longer than the Scottish Government’s target time for help in accident and emergency departments – with Aberdeen Royal Infirmary treating fewer than half of patients inside four hours.

New figures for the week ending September 24 showed of the 25,890 patients who attended A&E, 66.3 per cent were seen and either admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours.

Performance was down slightly from the 67.4 per cent achieved the previous week, and continues to be well below the target of having 95 per cent of patients admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours.

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