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By Susie Forrest
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The emergency department at Glasgow s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital is the biggest and busiest in Scotland.
Ambulances keep arriving, bringing more patients. In a curtained cubicle, one man is explaining to the doctor that he s been in pain for days, but he put off coming in because of everything that s going on .
Dr Alan Whitelaw, who runs the department, says that while there might be fewer patients coming through his door, there are no longer any easy wins . Those that are coming are the sick people, he says. We are undoubtedly seeing the effects of people not seeking healthcare for six to 10 months.
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