The number of people facing “extreme long waits” at Scottish A&E departments is “unacceptable and dangerous”, emergency doctors have said.

Despite the number of people attending accident and emergency going down, the number of patients waiting 12 hours or more increased in June.

According to Public Health Scotland (PHS), more than 13,300 (9.7%) patients in Scotland waited more than eight hours, and 5,354 people waited more than 12 hours (3.9%).

Overall, 70.8% of Scots were seen within the four-hour target, compared to 71.8% the month before. These figures are above the 68.4% average for last year.

“Yes, we have been able to move some patients through our departments efficiently, but thousands of others – who are most likely to be the most unwell and with multiple and more complex needs

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