Hospital waiting times fall for third month in a row
New figures show the emergency department is seeing more patients within four hours.
Riverton General Hospital saw 82% of emergency patients within four hours last month, up from 71% at the start of the year.
Our staff have worked incredibly hard to get these numbers moving the right way.
Hospital leaders credited a new urgent care centre and extra evening staff, but warned winter pressures could reverse the trend.
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