Knife victims blocking beds

Figures have shown there were 344 "bed days" used up last year, compared to 182 the year before.

Lothians MSP Gavin Brown said: "This is further evidence of the staggering blight that knife and weapon crime is in the Lothians and the drain it has on NHS Lothian resources.

"Behind every statistic there is a victim. We need tougher and more honest sentencing."