Is Scotland"s NHS ready for winter?

Scotland"s health secretary is preparing to announce measures to get the NHS through the winter.

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Humza Yousaf has warned the coming months will be "extremely challenging" as the fallout from the Covid pandemic continues to affect services.

He will address MSPs on Tuesday, detailing measures the Scottish government will take to support the health care system over the coming months, as well as updating on progress of the NHS recovery plan announced last year.

However, bosses and frontline staff are already worried because pressures like longer A&E waiting times have come in the summer - ordinarily the quietest period of the year.

"Seasonal illnesses" like flu and norovirus mean more people will require care in the winter months and more NHS staff will be off sick.

Experts are warning about the risk of a big and early wave of flu and Covid has never gone away, with the UK Health Security Agency suggesting the autumn wave of the virus is already under way and putting pressure on the NHS.

So what are the biggest challenges?

A&E waiting times can be a barometer for the pressures facing the wider NHS and many emergency departments are operating well below the Scottish government"s target of having 95% of patients discharged or admitted within four hours.

The latest Scotland-wide average shows 66.2% of patients were dealt with within the four-hour target.

However, the length of A&E waiting times often depends on where you live.

Scotland"s bigger hospitals, which attract the largest number of patients, are struggling the most. Edinburgh"s Royal Infirmary was the worst performing in the week ending 18 September, with 45.8% of people seen within four hours