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Motion · S6M-20795 · 12 Feb 2026

Recognising the Pressures Facing A&E Departments

Lodged by Jackie Baillie (Scottish Labour) Members' Business Motion 22 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament recognises the reported pressures facing A&E departments; is concerned that recorded waiting times are persistently high, with the number of people waiting more than 8 hours and 12 hours reported in 2025 as 171,854 and 74,052 respectively; notes the consequent rise in corridor care adversely affecting people in the Dumbarton constituency and across Scotland; considers that using the metric of acute hospital bed occupancy as well as A&E waiting times can help to relieve these pressures, and notes calls on the Scottish Government to ensure that reductions in occupancy act as the mechanism by which the whole system is held to account.

Supporters (22)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.