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Just for reference, here are all the other headlines for Wednesday on this story -

Scotsman - worst performance ever for Scotland's A&E depts

P&J - highland hospitals experience largest rise in festive a&e attendance

National - Dr dan Beckett blames flu for slide in Scotland's NHS a&e figures

Holyrood magazine - record numbers waiting more than four hours at a&e

Herald - record a&e delays blamed on flu, but not aussie virus

Courier - dozens of tayside and fife patients waiting at least eight hours at a&e

So while it would seem that the Sarah Smith muddled her figures, the gist of the BBC story seems in line with all others, including the National, it is worth noting.

Also worth noting that the BBC ran a story (Winter flu will be 'key factor' for NHS over coming weeks) where they extensively cover the cab sec's statement to parliament explaining the numbers.
Get past EVERY headline and read the truth behind the story and you will find that the figures were the second best since targets began.

MEANWHILE on twitter.


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This week I made a factual error in a report on the BBC 6 o’clock news. For which I apologise. I mistakenly used the annual figure for A&E waiting times in Scotland instead of the weekly one. As soon as I realised my error I changed the report for all subsequent broadcasts.



11:35 AM - 12 Jan 2018