Staff levels at Aberdeen A&E department in crisis

The number of senior doctors at Aberdeen Royal Infirmarys A&E will fall to two. Picture: PA

ACCIDENT and emergency (A&E) doctors at an Aberdeen hospital have raised concerns that they will be unable to continue to provide safe care for patients due to staff shortages, according to a report.

The number of senior doctors working in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary’s A&E is projected to fall from 10 in August 2013 to two in August 2014.

A briefing to NHS Grampian has revealed that consultants now fear they may not be able to provide for patients in need in their primary role, for example resuscitation of those with life and limb-threatening conditions.