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AN NHS pay rise hailed by Health Secretary Humza Yousaf as the largest since devolution has been branded a “kick in the teeth” and “deeply…

Staff would receive a £2205 flat rate sum - the equivalent of 11 per cent for the lowest paid

76-year-old Susan Nellis was left bent over a chair while she waited, while her daughter has said the long wait was 'traumatic' and left her mum extremely distressed.

She was 'exhausted and white as a sheet', says daughter

Facilities in Kirkcudbright and Newton Stewart have been closed since 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic

The Record can reveal the Health Secretary's pay offer is an improvement of just one per cent.

Dementia sufferer Susan Nellis, 76, was left bent over double and stuck in chair due to emergency chaos.

The warning followed yesterday's worrying scenes outside Crosshouse Hospital.

Statistics from Public Health Scotland released on Tuesday show that some 3,553 people waiting more than eight hours at emergency departments in the week up to October 9.

And a further 332 faced waits of more than eight hours over the same reporting period.

NHS Lothian have urged people to avoid using Accident and Emergency if possible, as figures show a "bit of an uptick" in positive Covid cases, with the Scottish Government braced for a fresh wave of infections.