It is shocking that what time of day you suffer from stroke affects chances of survival

Record View says one death is too many, but we must work hard to ensure that no one else has such a long wait for life-saving thrombectomy treatment.

Treat patients round the clock

James Bundy and Scottish Labour are right to call for life-saving blood clot treatment to be available for stroke victims around the clock.

James’s father Tony had to wait a shocking 17 hours after his 999 call to receive a thrombectomy.

He had to change hospitals for ­treatment due to the lack of an out-of-hours service, and then had a further wait once at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth ­University Hospital.

The hospital only offered the surgery between 9am and 5pm on weekdays, while nowhere in Scotland offers it after 9pm.

For a huge chunk of the day – 11 hours – there is no immediate option of a thrombectomy for stroke sufferers.

This is unacceptable.

Quick removal of blood clots is key to stroke patients’ recovery.

This can be the difference between death, disability and the ability to live independently.

It is shocking and completely ­backwards that what time of day you suffer from a stroke will affect your chances of surviving.

If it is possible to provide treatment at any hour in England, then surely we can do the same in Scotland.

Our health service is letting people down in this area.

The Scottish Government must act to establish a 24/7 thrombectomy service to give all those who suffer from strokes the best chance of survival.

One death is too many, but we must work hard to ensure that no one else has such a long wait for this ­life-saving treatment.

It’s plane crazy

There has been a shocking increase of crime and disorder at Scotland’s airports during the last two years.

Incidents rose by 41 per cent between 2022 and 2024, from less than 4000 to nearly 5600.

There needs to be drastic action to reduce the public disorder at Scottish airports.

Part of the issue is that there are more flights than before. But it also seems like the number of drunk people at our airports is a big part of the problem.

It is not surprising that people drinking more is linked to incidents of violence and sexual assault.

Some people have called for bars to be shut in the morning to tackle crime.

This may reduce the money that airports bring in, but the problem is so bad that we need to seriously consider tightening licensing laws.

Early morning booze-ups aren’t allowed anywhere else in Scotland.

So it seems strange that you can do so before stepping on a plane.