In 2024, nearly 80,000 people waited 12 hours or more in an Emergency Department (ED) in Scotland. This is unacceptable and our patients deserve better. Emergency Care must be provided in an equitable, safe, and timely manner, but increasing pressures on the system are making this an enormous challenge. As a result, patients are held in inappropriate spaces such as corridors while awaiting admission to a ward. Managing the ongoing needs of these patients alongside new ED patients is nearly impossible. The system is under great strain, but the problems are fixable.