Aberdeen Royal Infirmary facing mounting pressure in A&E

On average, the health board is operating at a more than 110% capacity.

‘‘We’re seeing patients in back rooms and corridors because that’s the only space we have’’.

That’s the stark warning from staff at the North East’s biggest A&E department, who say mounting pressure is causing many to leave.

The most recent data shows that just 39% of patients at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary were seen, treated and then admitted or discharged within four hours – the worst in Scotland that week.

On average, the health board is operating at a more than 110% capacity.

STV News was given access inside the Emergency Department.

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