As of May 2025, only **** percent of patients attending an emergency department in Scotland were treated and discharged or admitted within four hours of their arrival. Disregarding the pandemic period, the national target of 95 percent was last reached in *. The share of patients waiting over four hours has been increasing.
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Public Health Scotland. (July 4, 2025). Share of patients treated and discharged or admitted within four hours in the emergency department in Scotland from 2017 to 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/523328/patients-spending-more-than-four-hours-in-the-emergency-department/
Public Health Scotland. "Share of patients treated and discharged or admitted within four hours in the emergency department in Scotland from 2017 to 2025." Chart. July 4, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/523328/patients-spending-more-than-four-hours-in-the-emergency-department/
Public Health Scotland. (2025). Share of patients treated and discharged or admitted within four hours in the emergency department in Scotland from 2017 to 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/523328/patients-spending-more-than-four-hours-in-the-emergency-department/
Public Health Scotland. "Share of Patients Treated and Discharged or Admitted within Four Hours in The Emergency Department in Scotland from 2017 to 2025." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 4 Jul 2025, /statistics/523328/patients-spending-more-than-four-hours-in-the-emergency-department/
Public Health Scotland, Share of patients treated and discharged or admitted within four hours in the emergency department in Scotland from 2017 to 2025 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/523328/patients-spending-more-than-four-hours-in-the-emergency-department/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Share of patients treated and discharged or admitted within four hours in the emergency department in Scotland from 2017 to 2025 [Graph], Public Health Scotland, July 4, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/523328/patients-spending-more-than-four-hours-in-the-emergency-department/
