Senior emergency doctors at Scotland's largest hospital have expressed concerns about patient harm due to delays in care. They warned of "uncontrollable system failure" in a letter to Healthcare Improvement Scotland in July. The doctors stated that the situation in the emergency department had worsened since the last review in 2024.
The letter highlighted that staff were forced to move patients from resuscitation areas into corridors due to overcapacity. The doctors also noted that there was no effective strategy to address these issues and that overcrowding in emergency areas was linked to higher death rates.
Healthcare Improvement Scotland stated that they take the concerns seriously and will be meeting with frontline staff and reviewing progress in November. The Scottish Liberal Democrats called on the government to intervene in the crisis at the hospital.
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